A significant other to recreation and Spectacle in Greek and Roman Antiquity provides a chain of essays that observe a socio-historical viewpoint to myriad facets of historical recreation and spectacle.
- Covers the Bronze Age to the Byzantine Empire
- Includes contributions from a variety of foreign students with a number of Classical antiquity specialties
- Goes past the standard concentrations on Olympia and Rome to check activity in towns and territories during the Mediterranean basin
- Features a number of illustrations, maps, end-of-chapter references, inner cross-referencing, and an in depth index to extend accessibility and support researchers
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