Munera und Agone in der Gesetzgebung der Spätantike

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Munera und Agone in der Gesetzgebung der Spätantike

Marius Kalfelis

Volume 107 in the series Millennium-Studien / Millennium Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111475547

Language: German
Publisher: De Gruyter
Copyright year: 2025
Pages
Front matter: 10
Main content: 302

eBook
Published: November 18, 2024
ISBN: 9783111475547

Hardcover
Published: November 18, 2024
ISBN: 9783111448022

Public games shaped urban life in the Roman Empire up into late antiquity. This study is the first to systematically examine the legal texts pertaining to gladiator battles and animal baiting (munera), as well as athletic competitions (agones). They provide information about the measures taken by Roman emperors to maintain the games under the changing conditions of late antiquity.