03-19-2009, 09:58 PM
Not having much knowledge on gladiators, is "Emperors and Gladiators" by Thomas Wiedemann still considered the best all-round source in english?
I've come across these more recent works from which I've seen no comments here:
- "Gladiators: History's Most Deadly Sport" by Fik Meijer
- "Gladiators: Violence and Spectacle in Ancient Rome" by Roger Dunkle
- "The World of the Gladiator" by Susanna Shadrake
- "The Roman Games: A Sourcebook" by A. Futrell
I'de like something accurate, with no factual mistakes (or as few as possible), scholarly, that contains substantial information on the various equipment, life of the gladiator, the diferent types of events (important!), diferent types of gladiators, the evolution of gladiatorial shows and some social background and analysis.
Any help would be VERY appreciated.
I've come across these more recent works from which I've seen no comments here:
- "Gladiators: History's Most Deadly Sport" by Fik Meijer
- "Gladiators: Violence and Spectacle in Ancient Rome" by Roger Dunkle
- "The World of the Gladiator" by Susanna Shadrake
- "The Roman Games: A Sourcebook" by A. Futrell
I'de like something accurate, with no factual mistakes (or as few as possible), scholarly, that contains substantial information on the various equipment, life of the gladiator, the diferent types of events (important!), diferent types of gladiators, the evolution of gladiatorial shows and some social background and analysis.
Any help would be VERY appreciated.
Pedro Pereira