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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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