The Sorrows of the Ancient Romans:
The Gladiator and the Monster
Carlin A. Barton

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	3
	The Gladiator
1	Despair	11
	The Scandal of the Arena	11
2	Desire	47
	Wine without Water	47
	The Monster
3	Fascination	85
	A Vain, Barren, Exquisite Wasting	85
4	Envy (Part One)	107
	Embracing the Monster	107
5	Envy (Part Two)	145
	Striking the Monster	145
6	Conclusions	176
	The Widening Gyre	176
	Modern Works Cited	191
	Index	203

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