04-07-2009, 06:15 PM
I purchased A. Futrell's book "The Roman Games: A Sourcebook" after it was recommended by Jasper here on the forum. It is really worth reading when getting deeper into the topic of gladiators because it contains many quotations from original sources and putting them into context. For a beginner I would recommend definitely the book by Susanna Shadrake because it is not as much in-depth as the Junkelmann book (the latter still not being published in English so far).
Jacobelli's "Gladiators at Pompeii" is concentrating of course on... gladiators in Pompeii :lol: But when visiting Pompeii in Oct. 2007 I was walking around with this book as well although many frescoes etc. already disappeared.
Never heard about "Gladiators: Violence and Spectacle in Ancient Rome" by Roger Dunkle, so I would appreciate any reviews on this book.
Jacobelli's "Gladiators at Pompeii" is concentrating of course on... gladiators in Pompeii :lol: But when visiting Pompeii in Oct. 2007 I was walking around with this book as well although many frescoes etc. already disappeared.
Never heard about "Gladiators: Violence and Spectacle in Ancient Rome" by Roger Dunkle, so I would appreciate any reviews on this book.
