La Herencia de Un Imperio

Un amplio recorrido sobre la vida cultural e intelectual en Chile. Un completo panorama de la vida cultural e intelectual en Chile bajo el impacto de la Ilustración y las repercusiones de la extensión de la imprenta con la consiguiente difusión de la lectura. Dos circunstancias que incidirán en el sistema educativo, las letras, las bellas artes, la moda, etc. La colección América Latina en la Historia Contemporánea es uno de los proyectos editoriales más importantes de las últimas décadas y una aportación original y novedosa a la historiografía sobre América Latina en la que han...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Nacidos originalmente como parte de la liturgia funeraria en Etruria, los combates de gladiadores fueron adquiriendo progresivamente a partir del siglo III a.C. una complejidad y una importancia social dentro del mundo romano que acabaron haciendo de ellos mucho más que un simple espectáculo. En esta breve introducción organizada en torno a tres grandes apartados -los gladiadores, los espectáculos y su relación con el entorno-, M. Amparo Mateo Donet traza un panorama tan completo como riguroso de los particulares y de la evolución histórica de los juegos gladiatorios, de su...