The Lure of the Arena Social Psychology and the Crowd at the Roman Games 1st Edition by Garrett Fagan ISBN 0521185963 9780521185967

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ISBN 10:  0521185963 
ISBN 13: 9780521185967
Author: Garrett G. Fagan

Why did the Romans turn out in their tens of thousands to watch brutal gladiatorial games? Previous studies have tried to explain the attraction of the arena by theorizing about its cultural function in Roman society. The games have been seen as celebrations of the violence of empire or of Rome’s martial heritage, or as manifestations of the emperor’s power. The desire to watch has therefore been limited to the Roman context and rendered alien to modern sensibilities. Yet the historical record reveals that people living in quite different times and circumstances (including our own) have regularly come out in large numbers to watch public rituals of violence such as executions, floggings, animal-baiting, cudgeling, pugilism and so on. Appreciating the social-psychological dynamics at work in attracting people to watch such events not only deepens our understanding of the spectator at the Roman games but also suggests something important about ourselves.

The Lure of the Arena Social Psychology and the Crowd at the Roman Games 1st Table of contents:

chapter 1 Seeking explanations 
chapter 2 A catalog of cruelty
chapter 3 Groups crowds and seats 
chapter 4 Crowd dynamics at arena spectacles 
chapter 5 Arenas of prejudice
chapter 6 Gladiators and sports spectatorship
chapter 7 The attractions of violent spectacle the lure of the arena

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