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The day Commodus killed a rhino : understanding the Roman games / Jerry Toner.

"The Roman emperor Commodus wanted to kill a rhinoceros with a bow and arrow, and he wanted to do it in the Colosseum. Commodus's passion for hunting animals was so fervent that he dreamt of shooting a tiger, an elephant, and a hippopotamus; his prowess was such that people claimed he neve...

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Main Author: Toner, J. P. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014]
Series:Witness to ancient history.
Subjects:
Commodus, > Emperor of Rome, > 161-192.
Games > Rome > History.
Games > Social aspects > Rome > History.
Games > Political aspects > Rome > History.
Violence > Social aspects > Rome > History.
Emperors > Rome > History.
Gladiators > Rome > History.
Rome > Social life and customs.
Rome > Politics and government.
National characteristics, Roman.
Romans.
Commodus, > romersk kejsare, > 161-192
Romerska riket
Jeux > Rome > Histoire.
Violence > Aspect social > Rome > Histoire.
Empereurs > Rome > Histoire.
Gladiateurs > Rome > Histoire.
Rome > Politique et gouvernement.
Romains.
15.52 Roman Empire.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Commodus, > Emperor of Rome, > 161-192
Romans
Emperors
Games
Games > Social aspects
Gladiators
Manners and customs
National characteristics, Roman
Politics and government
Violence > Social aspects
Rome (Empire)
Gladiators.
Political aspects.
Social aspects.
Emperors.
Commodus, > Romeins keizer, > 161-192.
Gladiatorer.
History

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