Author: Barton, Carlin A.
Title: The Sorrows of the Ancient Romans: The Gladiator and the Monster
Description: Princeton, Princeton University Press, (1993). orig. cloth, dustwrapper. xi,210 pp, 24x16cm,. Minor rubbing, Some light bindign stains. VG. ¶ Contents: Introduction; The Gladiator: Despair: The Scandal of the Arena; Desire: Wine Without Water; The Monster: Fascination: A Vain, Barren, Exquisite Wasting; Envy: Embracing the Monster; Striking the Monster; Conclusions: The Widening Gyre.

Keywords: Classical Philology, Rome, Ancient Romans, Roman Psychology, Psychological, History Historical, National Character, Characteristics, Historiography