Sobre os Jogos Romanos

Mosaico Romano do Período Antonino,descoberto em 1937 numa Villa Romana

Public games were a major part of Roman culture, playing an important role in the social and political life of the city and its empire. Although the games had their roots in funeral or religious rites, by the late Republican period (ca. 70–31 B.C.), they had become a hugely popular form of public entertainment. They took several forms but all were essentially either races or fights. Known as ludi and munera, games could be staged in purpose-made arenas, most notably the Colosseum (L.2007.9.46 ) and Circus Maximus (L.2007.9.68 ) in Rome, either separately or combined in lengthy festivals.

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