gladiator contests

URI https://medievalmideast.org/practice/789

an ancient practice of holding battles for entertainment

Names

Hebrew: מלחמה = MLḤMH 1

Temporal Data

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Event Description	Date	Comp./Composition	MS./Manuscript	Ed./Edition
Events mentioned by Benjamin of Tudela1	before c.1170	c.1173	13th C	1907

Sources

1battles: Marcus N. Adler, ed., The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela (London: Frowde, 1907), 9 [Hebrew with English translation].

How to Cite This Entry

Thomas A. Carlson and Liran Yadgar, “gladiator contests” in Thomas A. Carlson, ed. Historical Index of the Medieval Middle East, last modified September 16, 2021, https://medievalmideast.org/practice/789.

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Thomas A. Carlson: Data merging and XML; abstract; and matching, Hebrew transliteration from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue
Liran Yadgar: Hebrew collection from Benjamin of Tudela's travelogue

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