Books by Garrett G. (Pennsylvania State University) Fagan

Why did the spectacles of violence and bloodshed in the amphitheatre prove so appealing to the Romans? To answer this, Professor Fagan examines the ancient evidence in detail and draws on insights from modern studies of social psychology, and especially the behaviour of crowds.

This reader contains selections from Tacitus, Suetonius and Seneca on the reigns of the first five Roman emperors. Aimed at students moving on to genuine, unsimplified Latin prose after completing an introductory Latin course, it includes notes on grammar and translation, a full vocabulary, and historical and literary comment.