10-24-2013, 09:18 AM
Apologies for the necro post, but Google brings this thread up as the most recent one for gladiator book recommendations.
Long ago I studied Classical Civilization in college, but my recent increased interest in ancient Rome was piqued by my other interest: toys. More specifically, sixth scale figures by Kaustic Plastik (who are actually based in Rome), and ACI. The former are the more historically accurate, while ACI require some swapping of armour and weapons - hence my interest in reading to make the most probable historical interpretation.
I've just read Konstantin Nossov's Gladiator: Rome's Bloody Spectacle (Osprey, 2009) and found it very readable, while being scholarly and balanced with regards to interpretations of the archaeological evidence.
Unsurprisingly, Nossov makes several references to Junkelmann.
For those that have read both Junkelmann's 2000 and 2008 editions of Das Spiel mit dem Tod, does the later version include all the images reproduced in the earlier one?
Going by the short review here, it seems to be well stocked:
I finally got a copy of Wisdom and McBride's Gladiators 100 BC - 200 AD (Osprey, 2001), and was surprised at the errors in the pictures, (something already noted in this thread), especially considering this book has probably been one of the most well-known and most accessible for gladiator imagery over the last decade.
Thraex and hoplomachus without upper leg padding; secutor with a pair of ocreae; provocator vs. hoplomachus; provocator with very short ocrea.
Finally getting round to reading Wisdom/McBride was a bit disappointing after Nossov!
[sub]Off-topic, but great to see that Graham Sumner is a member here. I'm collecting 1/6 Roman soldiers as well, and Graham's Roman Military Dress (2009) was a very informative book in that regard![/sub]
Long ago I studied Classical Civilization in college, but my recent increased interest in ancient Rome was piqued by my other interest: toys. More specifically, sixth scale figures by Kaustic Plastik (who are actually based in Rome), and ACI. The former are the more historically accurate, while ACI require some swapping of armour and weapons - hence my interest in reading to make the most probable historical interpretation.
I've just read Konstantin Nossov's Gladiator: Rome's Bloody Spectacle (Osprey, 2009) and found it very readable, while being scholarly and balanced with regards to interpretations of the archaeological evidence.
Unsurprisingly, Nossov makes several references to Junkelmann.
For those that have read both Junkelmann's 2000 and 2008 editions of Das Spiel mit dem Tod, does the later version include all the images reproduced in the earlier one?
Going by the short review here, it seems to be well stocked:
Quote:270 pages with 284 color, 153 black-and-white photos and 34 sketches
I finally got a copy of Wisdom and McBride's Gladiators 100 BC - 200 AD (Osprey, 2001), and was surprised at the errors in the pictures, (something already noted in this thread), especially considering this book has probably been one of the most well-known and most accessible for gladiator imagery over the last decade.
Thraex and hoplomachus without upper leg padding; secutor with a pair of ocreae; provocator vs. hoplomachus; provocator with very short ocrea.
Finally getting round to reading Wisdom/McBride was a bit disappointing after Nossov!
[sub]Off-topic, but great to see that Graham Sumner is a member here. I'm collecting 1/6 Roman soldiers as well, and Graham's Roman Military Dress (2009) was a very informative book in that regard![/sub]
Matt
