EPISODE · Jan 12, 2021 · 23 MIN
31. Tacitus on the Games Held in the Colosseum
from Get Ready for Rome · host Wayne Ambler
The famous Roman Historian Tacitus is critical of a Roman emperor and of the Roman people for their enthusiasm for the gladiatorial games held in Roman amphitheaters. We here explore his reasons, which turn out to be very different from those of modern critics of the Romans' cruelty.
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