Spectacles in ancient Rome
id:
spectacles-in-ancient-rome-170-17901060
title:
Spectacles in ancient Rome
text:
The spectacles in ancient Rome were numerous, open to all citizens and generally free of charge; some of them were distinguished by the grandeur of the stagings and cruelty. Romans preferred to attend gladiatorial fights, those with ferocious beasts (venationes), reproductions of naval battles (naumachia), chariot races, athletic contests, theatrical performances by mimes, and pantomimes. Forty years after the invective of Juvenal, who lamented the republican sobriety and severity of a people wh
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacles_in_ancient_Rome
date created:
2023-07-24T15:12:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T02:28:02Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q3966554","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3966554"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Alma_Tadema_Spring.jpg","width":4259,"height":9543}
fields total:
13
integrity:
15