He edited or co authored three other books, including (with Matthew Trundle), New Perspectives on Ancient Warfare (2010). His main research interests lay in the field of Roman history and archaeology, on which he published three monographs, including The Lure of the Arena: Social Psychology and the Crowd at the Roman Games (2011). f a g a n was Professor of Ancient History at The Pennsylvania State University.
Written by a team of contributors who are experts in each of their respective fields, this volume will be of particular interest to anyone fascinated by archaeology and the ancient world. The historical approach complements, and in some cases critiques, previous research on the anthropology and psychology of violence in the human story. Unlike many previous works, this book does not focus only on warfare but examines violence as a broader phenomenon.
Covering the period through to the end of classical antiquity, the chapters take a global perspective spanning sub Saharan Africa, the Near East, Europe, India, China, Japan and Central America. The first in a four volume set, The Cambridge World History of Violence, volume i provides a comprehensive examination of violence in prehistory and the ancient world.
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