Violent Identity: The Coliseumand the Narrative of Death | ||||
Arts and Architecture Journal | ||||
Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2021, Page 29-42 PDF (207.78 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/aaj.2021.234901 | ||||
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Author | ||||
Ralph Hage | ||||
Faculty of Fine Arts and Architecture, Lebanese University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Gladiatorial games played an important role in maintaining the cohesion of Ro- man Society. This role was fully under- stood by the roman elites who extended large portions of the state resources to- wards building and maintaining a net- work of amphitheaters throughout the Mediterranean regions. In this essay we examine the role of collective violence, its transformation into ritualistic-aesthet- ic activity in Roman circuses, its uses by the Empire to form collective identity and maintain internal peace. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Roman Republic; Roman Empire; Roman Circus; Gladiatorial Games; René Girard; Collective Violence; Collective Identity | ||||
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