Games, spectacles and competitions in Roman Palestine

Authors

  • Vagner Carvalheiro Porto Universidade de São Paulo. Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia. Laboratório de Arqueologia Roma Provincial

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2017.154980

Keywords:

Games, Competitions, Spectacles, Herod the Great, Roman Palestine

Abstract

This article aims to present the games and competitions that were held in Roman Palestine. The following paragraphs will present the different constructions of Herod the Great, also known as king-builder, in the field of spectacles. Herod’s Liberalitas Augusti, his generosity, and the insertion of romanitas in the region, especially through his constructions, will be highlighted. The paths of knowledge about the structures related to the games in Roman Palestine will be dictated by textual and material documentation, whether through its theatres, amphitheaters and hippodromes, or through cultural habits derived from these activities

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Author Biography

  • Vagner Carvalheiro Porto, Universidade de São Paulo. Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia. Laboratório de Arqueologia Roma Provincial

    Professor de Arqueologia Mediterrânica
    Programa de Pós-Graduação em Arqueologia
    Co-coordenador do Laboratório de Arqueologia Romana Provincial (LARP)
    Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MAE/USP)

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Published

2017-12-30

Issue

No. 29 (2017)

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2017 Vagner Carvalheiro Porto

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How to Cite

PORTO, Vagner Carvalheiro. Games, spectacles and competitions in Roman Palestine. Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, São Paulo, Brasil, n. 29, p. 119–136, 2017. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2017.154980. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/revmae/article/view/154980. Acesso em: 10 feb. 2026.