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War as Spectacle by Bloomsbury examines the display of armed conflict from classical antiquity through to its impact in the modern world. This academic collection explores how and why war was conceptualized as a spectacle within surviving ancient Greek and Latin sources. By engaging with various theoretical and methodological frameworks, the contributors investigate how these ancient views have been adapted in post-classical contexts. The essays provide a deep look at the portrayal of armed conflict specifically within ancient Greek and Latin literature. This book is a significant resource for those studying the history of conflict and its visual or performative representation across different eras.

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This Bloomsbury publication examines the display of armed conflict in classical antiquity and its modern impact.

The text addresses how war was conceptualized as a spectacle in surviving ancient Greek and Latin sources.

Contributors analyze how ancient views of war have been adapted for different purposes in post-classical contexts.

The collection uses various theoretical and methodological frameworks to study the motif of war as spectacle.

Research includes a detailed investigation of armed conflict portrayals in ancient Greek and Latin literature.

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22 October 2015
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05 October 2013

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