Spectacles of death in Ancient Rome

Introduction: violent spectacles and Roman civilization; The phenomenon: the development and diversity of Roman spectacles of death; The victims: differentiation, status, and supply; Death, disposal, and damnation of humans: some methods and messages; Disposal from Roman arenas: some rituals and options; Arenas and eating: corpses and carcasses as food?; rituals, espectacles, and the Tiber river; ; Christians: persecutions and disposal.