by Roland Auguet · Orbis, Barcelona · tapa dura · ISBN 9788476344255
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«Crueldad y civilización: Los juegos romanos» is the historical essay by Roland Auguet, published by Orbis in hardback (186 pages, in Spanish).
It analyses the evolution of Roman games from their ritual origins to becoming great public spectacles, and what they reveal about the Roman mentality. Far from attributing the violence to exceptional sadism, Auguet studies gladiators, condemned criminals and wild beasts as an expression of a society governed by politics, religion and entertainment.
Originally published as «Cruauté et Civilisation: Les jeux romains» (1970), translated by Carmen Marsal; it belongs to the Biblioteca de Historia collection (no. 51).
Aimed at readers interested in ancient Rome, social history and public spectacles as a cultural phenomenon.
