The Martys and Spectacular Death: From Homer to the Roman Arena

The notion of a martyr, or martys, has undergone a significant conceptual shift since its first attestation in the Iliad, where the martyroi are those witnesses who punish oath-violators with gruesome deaths rather than those who suffer gruesome deaths, as in later usage. This essay traces the conce...

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Main Author: Kitts, Margo 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Philosophy Documentation Center 2018
In: Journal of religion and violence
Year: 2018, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 267-294
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