The sociology of ancient spectacle
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In this study we aim to analyse the presence of mime actors in the various branches of the Roman armed forces and the cohortes vigilum, using seven epigraphs that prove the presence of popular theatre in the military. These epigraphs... more
"This paper argues for a pre-theoretical and pro-theatrical understanding of theory. To begin, it considers the Greek tradition of theōria as practiced around the fifth century BCE in the period just before Plato appropriated the cultural... more
Ces deux journées d'études organisées à l'Université Paris Diderot et à l'INHA Il s’agira au cours de ces deux journées d'études de réfléchir à la place et au rôle spécifique attribué aux « spectateurs » dans un certain nombre de... more
Woher Sport und Wettbewerb stammen, wurde und wird nicht bloß innerhalb der Sportwissenschaften oft heftig diskutiert. Zu diesem Thema haben sich vor allem auch Vertreter der Ethologie publikumswirksam geäußert. 1 Es gehört zu den... more
Review of GÓMEZ-PANTOJA J.L. 2009. Epigrafia anfiteatrale dell’Occidente romano, VII: Baetica Lusitania Hispania Citerior. Roma: Quasar.
Analysis of theatrical performances and associations of actors in late republican and imperial Sicily based on literary and epigraphic evidence and the language (Greek and Latin) in which these shows may have been performed.
[This article was published 17 years ago in 1998, in the online journal Screening the Past: http://www.screeningthepast.com/2014/12/composing-the-past-music-and-the-sense-of-history-in-hollywood-spectacles-of-the-1950s-and-early-1960s/... more
ABSTRACT: From the moment that executions of Christians in Roman spectacles buildings began to take place, the amphitheatre, as being the generic of such public buildings, becomes one of the paradigmatic settings of Christian identity.... more
This work deals with stone beds, the role and basic characteristics of stone during the building of monumental Roman amphitheaters on the eastern Adriatic coast (Pola, Iader, Burnum and Salona). This work pays particular attention to the... more
There is a rather dense network of Roman (indicated) amphitheatres in the Eastern Adriatic seaboard which testify to the civilizational level of individual Roman cities. However, a relatively small number of these Roman cities have been... more
In dieser Arbeit klassifiziert der Autor kronologisch und topographisch das Phänomen der antiken Naumachie und richtet das Augenmerk dabei besonders auf deren Entstehung und Entwicklung durch die Jahrhunderte. Besondere... more