Language of the arena in the Pontic area
Language of the arena in the Pontic area

Summary/Abstract: Gladiatorial combats were much more than violent spectacles to entertain an enthusiastic audience. The first such events were held in connection to funerary practices and, as the Roman Empire grew, the combats gained a new dimension, this time related to the imperial cult. Moreover, the organisation, choreography and promotion of these combats become the embodiment of the new reality of the Roman world and its symbiosis with the Greek culture. This study aims to analyze one of the aspects of this symbiosis in the Black Sea, starting from the Greek and Latin terminology used in relation to the organisation of gladiatorial combats in the Pontic provinces.

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