Contains a collection of sources on the topic of the social history of the Roman world during the late Republic and the first two centuries AD. This book covers topics including: social inequality and class games, gladiators and attitudes to violence; the role of slaves in society, economy and taxat[...]
Depictions of the ancient world on the stage and in art have always competed with a scholarly approach to the reconstruction of the past. The rise of cinema and television has heightened the difficulty in distinguishing between 'elite' and 'popular' culture. On American TV, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer[...]