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In the Saturnalian dialogues (1582) Lipsius describes all aspects of the gladiatorial combats. This theme fits perfectly well into his other historiographical works about roman customs and institutions, but above all he presents the gladiators as enlightening examples in his stoic ethical theory.
Lipsius bespricht in den Saturnaliengesprache (1582) hauptsachlich die Gladiatorenspiele. Dieses Thema schliesst an bei Lipsius’ anderen historiographischen Werken uber roemische Gebrauche und Einrichtungen, vor allem aber verwendet er die Gladiatoren als leuchtende Vorbilder um seiner stoischen Lehre Nachdruck zu verleihen.
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In the Saturnalian dialogues (1582) Lipsius describes all aspects of the gladiatorial combats. This theme fits perfectly well into his other historiographical works about roman customs and institutions, but above all he presents the gladiators as enlightening examples in his stoic ethical theory.
Lipsius bespricht in den Saturnaliengesprache (1582) hauptsachlich die Gladiatorenspiele. Dieses Thema schliesst an bei Lipsius’ anderen historiographischen Werken uber roemische Gebrauche und Einrichtungen, vor allem aber verwendet er die Gladiatoren als leuchtende Vorbilder um seiner stoischen Lehre Nachdruck zu verleihen.