The Racing Factions
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The Racing Factions
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Author : Robert Fabbri
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2013-07-04
The Racing Factions written by Robert Fabbri and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-04 with Fiction categories.
An ebook-exclusive short story from the bestselling Vespasian series. Marcus Salvius Magnus is a fanatical supporter of the Green Racing Faction and expects a wager to be honoured. Although he does not presume honesty from anyone, he does believe that a bookmaker at the Circus Maximus should record each bet scrupulously and pay the full amount due. But Ignatius, the bookmaker, is foolish enough to attempt to cheat Magnus out of his winnings, incurring not only his wrath but that also of the South Quirinal Crossroads Brotherhood of which Magnus is the leader. In the shady realm of Rome's underworld Magnus will use the full resources of his criminal fraternity to exact appropriate vengeance. But Magnus also has a problem: his patron, Gaius Vespasius Pollo, is attempting to get his nephew, Sabinus, elected as a quaestor. To do this he feels that the support of the senior consul, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, would be more than useful. He asks Magnus to ease the consul - a man known for his extreme violence - in the right direction. Ahenobarbus has a passion: the Red Faction at the circus. Could it be that Magnus might wash two tunics in the same tub, bringing Ignatius down and securing Ahenobarbus' support by attempting to fix a chariot race in a manner that has never been done before?
Circus Factions
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Author : Alan Cameron
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1976
Circus Factions written by Alan Cameron and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with History categories.
"Conceived as a companion volume to Porphyrius the Charioteer, this study traces the history and significance of what are generally known as 'circus factions' from the principate of Augustus to the eve of the Crusades, dealing mainly with the late Roman to early Byzantine periods. Other historians have analysed the activities of the factions, particularly the urban riots, in social, political, and religious terms, ignoring their sporting allegiances. Cameron offers a thorough-going criticism of the 'traditional' presupposition 'that racing was a thin façade for social and religious conflict'. In its place he presents what is essentially the history of chariot racing, its organization, participants, and spectator supporters. He shows how circus entertainments developed from privately mounted games to publicly funded entertainments; he examines the role of the hippodrome and theatre within political life; and he studies the changing nature of factions--from sporting rivalry, through 'partisan' gangs and hooliganism, to their incorporation in the games' imperial ceremonial and consequent decline." -- Provided by publisher
Roman Circuses
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Author : John H. Humphrey
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1986-01-01
Roman Circuses written by John H. Humphrey and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-01-01 with History categories.
The Running Centaur
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Author : Sinclair W. Bell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-12-21
The Running Centaur written by Sinclair W. Bell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-21 with Sports & Recreation categories.
This book surveys the practice of horse racing from antiquity to the modern period, and in this way offers a selective global history. Unlike previous histories of horse racing, which generally make claims about the exclusiveness of modern sport and therefore diminish the importance of premodern physical contests, the contributors to this book approach racing as a deep history of diachronically comparable practices, discourses, and perceptions centered around the competitive staging of equine speed. In order to compare horse racing cultures from completely different epochs and regions, the authors respond to a series of core issues which serve as structural comparative parameters. These key issues include the spatial and architectural framework of races; their organization; victory prizes; symbolic representations of victories and victors; and the social range and identities of the participants. The evidence of these competitions is interpreted in its distinct historical contexts and with regard to specific cultural conditions that shaped the respective relationship between owners, riders, and horses on the global racetracks of pre-modernity and modernity. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of the History of Sport.
The Crossroads Brotherhood Trilogy
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Author : Robert Fabbri
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2015-02-05
The Crossroads Brotherhood Trilogy written by Robert Fabbri and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-05 with Fiction categories.
Starring characters from the bestselling Vespasian series, The Crossroads Brotherhood, The Racing Factions and The Dreams of Morpheus delve into Rome's criminal underworld. In each of these exclusive e-novellas, Marcus Salvius Magnus, leader of the Crossroads Brotherhood, must overcome his own problems whilst battling his way through Rome's savage and corrupt political arena. THREE VESPASIAN NOVELLAS ______________________________________________ Don't miss Robert Fabbri's epic new series Alexander's Legacy
Chariot Racing In The Roman Empire
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Author : Fik Meijer
language : en
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Release Date : 2010-10-01
Chariot Racing In The Roman Empire written by Fik Meijer and has been published by Johns Hopkins University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-01 with History categories.
From the length of the track and the need to ride small horses, to the risks, techniques, and training methods involved in racing, Meijer recreates ancient Rome’s favorite pastime in impressive detail.
The Oxford Handbook Of Animals In Classical Thought And Life
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Author : Gordon Lindsay Campbell
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2014-08-28
The Oxford Handbook Of Animals In Classical Thought And Life written by Gordon Lindsay Campbell and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-28 with History categories.
The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life is the first comprehensive guide to animals in the ancient world, encompassing all aspects of the topic by featuring authoritative chapters on 33 topics by leading scholars in their fields. As well as an introduction to, and a survey of, each topic, it provides guidance on further reading for those who wish to study a particular area in greater depth. Both the realities and the more theoretical aspects of the treatment of animals in ancient times are covered in chapters which explore the domestication of animals, animal husbandry, animals as pets, Aesop's Fables, and animals in classical art and comedy, all of which closely examine the nature of human-animal interaction. More abstract and philosophical topics are also addressed, including animal communication, early ideas on the origin of species, and philosophical vegetarianism and the notion of animal rights.
America
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
America written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with American literature categories.
Archaeologia Or Miscellaneous Tracts Relating To Antiquity
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
Archaeologia Or Miscellaneous Tracts Relating To Antiquity written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with Archaeology categories.
The Windsor Faction
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Author : D J Taylor
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2013-09-05
The Windsor Faction written by D J Taylor and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-05 with Fiction categories.
‘Terrific’ Daily Mail ‘Tremendous’ Guardian ‘Page-turning’ The Times ‘Gripping’ Daily Telegraph Autumn 1939. In an alternative world, where Edward VIII still sits on the throne, storm clouds gather over Europe, German troops amass and a ‘King’s Party’ of fascist peace campaigners is stealthily undermining the war effort. For Cynthia Kirkpatrick, the war brings a new-found freedom – lunchtime drinks at the Ritz, rented attic rooms, late-night rackety parties and intriguing new acquaintances. But two new friends loom larger than others, her glamorous colleague Anthea and Tyler, an enigmatic American working at the Embassy. Initially Cynthia is dazzled by them both but soon discovers they have secrets which could prove dangerous, both to her and the country at large...