The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino: Understanding the Roman Games by Jerry Toner

The Day Commodus Killed a Rhino: Understanding the Roman Games

Jerry Toner

144 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
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The Roman emperor Commodus wanted to kill a rhinoceros with a bow and arrow, and he wanted to do it in the Colosseum. Commodus's passion for hunting animals was so fervent that he dreamt of shooting a tiger, an elephant, and a hippopotamus; his pr...

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