A Matter of Life and Death: Gladiatorial Games, Sacrificial Ritual and Literary Allusion

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dc.contributor.authorGerner, Desiree E., 1978-
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-25T00:14:51Z
dc.date.available2010-08-25T00:14:51Z
dc.date.issued2010-06
dc.descriptionvii, 65 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en_US
dc.description.abstractRoman gladiatorial games had significance far beyond that of mere spectacle and were more than savage and brutal entertainment for depraved emperors and bloodthirsty crowds. Classifying the games as a form of ritual, and by extension a means of communication, this study approaches Roman gladiatorial games as a type of text and employs literary theories regarding allusion to bring to light the more profound implications of the games. I focus on the ways in which gladiatorial games alluded to funerary and sacrificial ritual as well as to the idealized representations of masculine virtue in Roman literature and the native myths and legends that Romans used to define themselves. The gladiator was both the community's ideal agent and its sacrificial offering, and gladiatorial combat was the embodiment of Roman social values, religious practice, and national identity.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommittee in Charge: Dr. Mary Jaeger, Chair; Dr. Lowell Bowditch; Dr. Cristina Calhoonen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/10637
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Dept. of Classics, M.A., 2010;
dc.subjectGladiators -- Rome
dc.titleA Matter of Life and Death: Gladiatorial Games, Sacrificial Ritual and Literary Allusionen_US
dc.title.alternativeGladiatorial Games, Sacrificial Ritual and Literary Allusionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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