Working Bibliography and Log #3

~CURRENT WORK TO DATE~

Bibliography:

Social Structure in Rome. http://ancientrome.wikispaces.com/Social+Structure+in+Rome. (Accessed 27 April 2014).

Social Class and Public Display. http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/socialclass.html. (Accessed 27 April 2014). 

Cartwright, M., Ancient History Encyclopedia: Gladiator. http://www.ancient.eu.com/gladiator/. (Accessed 09 May 2014).

History on the Net.com, The Romans Gladiators. http://www.historyonthenet.com/Romans/gladiators.htm. (Accessed 10 May 2014).

Shmoop, The Hunger Game Allusions and Cultural References. http://www.shmoop.com/hunger-games/allusions.html. (Accessed 10 May 2014).

Encyclopaedia Britannica Blog, Bread and Circuses: The Hunger Games and Ancient Rome. http://www.britannica.com/blogs/2012/03/bread-circuses-the-hunger-games-ancient-rome/. (Accessed 10 May 2014).

The Amphitheater at Pompeii. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/gladiators/pompeii.html. (Accessed 11 May 2014)

Mariamilani. http://www.mariamilani.com/colosseum/gladiators_julius_caesar.htm. (Accessed 10 June 2014).

Arena: Gladiatorial Games. http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/arena.html. (Accessed 10 June 2014).

Roman-Empire.net. http://www.roman-empire.net/emperors/nero-index.html. (Accessed 10 June 2014).  

Historynet.com. http://www.historynet.com/spartacus.htm. (Accessed 10 June 2014).

Bio, Julius Caesar Biography. http://www.biography.com/people/julius-caesar-9192504#awesm=~oIhMrNkpSp4JFu. (Accessed 12 June 2014).

Roman-Empire.net. http://www.roman-empire.net/highpoint/commodus.html. (Accessed 12 June 2014).

Film

Gladiator. (DVD) DreamWorks SKG, California. 2000.

Video

Popperslist. Colosseum – A Gladiator’s Story, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0fRqc_pChY. (Accessed 10 May 2014).

Mghinto, The Fall of the Roman Republic, YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjpzDiqb3xo. (Accessed 10 May 2014).

Text

Adkins, L and R., Introduction to The Romans. Sandstone Books, Leichardt. 1996.

Perowne, S., Death of the Roman Republic. Hodder and Stoughton, London. 1969.

Koutsoukis, A.J., History of the Ancient World Ancient Rome. Logman Cheshire, Melbourne. 1989.

Deary, T., Horrible Histories: The Ruthless Romans. Scholastic Children’s Books, London. 2003. 

Work Log:

Wed, 23 April: 

Brainstormed ideas and updated blog.

Sunday, 27 April: 

Researched the Ancient Roman social class system and updated my bibliography.

Tuesday, 29 April:

Watched Gladiator and observed possible ideas and questions and updated my blog and bibliography.  

Thursday, 01 May:

Went to the school library and borrowed, History of the Ancient World Ancient Rome, Death of the Roman Republic, Introduction to The Romans, and Horrible Histories: The Ruthless Romans. I shall look through them further on the weekend.

Wednesday, 07 May:

Read through and took notes on Introduction to The Romans (especially the chapters on the rise of the republic and gladiator fights).

Friday, 09 May: 

Continued to take notes on Introduction to The Romans and investigated further on the emergence of gladiator fights (using the internet). 

Saturday, 10 May:

Researched allusions from The Hunger Games to Ancient Rome, watched documentaries on gladiators and the fall of the Roman Republic, updated my bibliography and blog.

Sunday, 11 May:

Further researched the world of the gladiator and the timeline of gladiator battles. Updated my bibliography and blog. 

Tuesday, 13 May:

Read and annotated sections of Horrible Histories: The Ruthless Romans.

Thursday, 15 May: 

Further read and annotated sections of Horrible Histories: The Ruthless Romans and History of the Ancient World Ancient Rome.

Monday, 19 May:

Researched on the political uses of gladiators and updated blog.

Wednesday, 4 June: 

Did some thinking. Nothing really came to me.

Tuesday, 10 June:

Researched the Spartacus Revolt and it’s possible place in my study (how did the Empire respond?)

Thursday, 12 June:

Honed in on the possibility of gladiatorial displays of Julius Caesar’s reign.

Tuesday, 24 June:

Researched further into Nero’s reign and both the positives and negatives the game’s posed to Rome.

Thursday, 26 June:

Updated blog and bibliography.