Liber spectaculorum

An edition of a collection of Latin epigrams by the poet Martial to celebrate games held in the Colosseum. An introduction sets the epigrams in their literary and social context. Each epigram is followed by an English translation and a detailed commentary discussing matters of linguistic, literary, and historical interest. - ;This book is the first full-scale edition of the so-called Liber spectaculorum by Martial. A comprehensive introduction addresses the role of epigram in commemorating monuments and occasions, the connection between spectacle and imperial panegyric in Martial's oeuvre, cha.

""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""List of Tables""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Editions, Commentaries, and Translations Cited""; ""General Introduction""; ""1. The Numbering in this Edition""; ""2. The Transmission of the Text""; ""3. Title""; ""4. Headings""; ""5. Scope and Characteristics of the Transmitted Collection""; ""6. The Identity of �Caesar�""; ""7. The Flavian Amphitheatre""; ""8. Spectacle and the Imperial Image""; ""9. Monuments and Occasions as a Theme in Epigram""; ""10. Spectacle and Imperial Panegyric in Martial�s Oeuvre""; ""11. The Author and his Book""

""12. A Humanist Legacy: the Cornu copiae of Niccolò Perotti""""Sigla""; ""Editorial Note""; ""Text, Translation, and Commentary""; ""Appendix: The Source of the Nile""; ""Concordances""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index Verborum""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""Index Nominum et Rerum""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Z""