It takes the average reader 5 hours and 8 minutes to read Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome by Donald G. Kyle
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The elaborate and inventive slaughter of humans and animals in the arena fed an insatiable desire for violent spectacle among the Roman people. Donald G. Kyle combines the words of ancient authors with current scholarly research and cross-cultural perspectives, as he explores * the origins and historical development of the games * who the victims were and why they were chosen * how the Romans disposed of the thousands of resulting corpses * the complex religious and ritual aspects of institutionalised violence * the particularly savage treatment given to defiant Christians. This lively and...
Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome by Donald G. Kyle is 304 pages long, and a total of 77,216 words.
This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 94% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 1 minute to read Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome aloud.
Spectacles of Death in Ancient Rome is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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