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CHARIOT RACING AS THE ENTERTAINMENT FORM OF ANCIENT ROME EVENTS IN THE CULTURAL STUDIES DIMENSION

The purpose of the article is the introduction into the cultural discourse of analytically processed and summarized information on the genesis and evolution of chariot racing as the form of entertainment events in ancient Rome, their functional features, specific features of mass events of Antiquity in the context of entertainment culture of Rome. The methodological basis consisted of the methods of critical analysis of cultural, historical, and literary sources, specific and historical analysis, and interdisciplinary synthesis, induction, and deduction. The problematic and chronological, system and structural, comparative, descriptive methods and methods of social and phenomenological analysis were applied from specific and scientific methods. Scientific novelty. The article analyzes the genesis and evolution of chariot racing as a form of events in the context of entertainment culture in ancient Rome. Based on the ancient literary reflection, through the prism of works of culturologists, philosophers, historians, poets, writers of the ancient Rome Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus, annals of Publius Cornelius Tacitus, Cassius Dio, ethic works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, letters of Gaius Pliny the Younger, poetry pages of Publius Ovidius Naso, epigrams of Marcus Valerius Martialis and others. The author revealed the essence and content of chariot racing as an entertainment form of events in ancient Rome, statistics, and specific features of entertainment events and instruments of ruling the Roman emperors. The author describes the moral aspects of chariot racing in the context of the entertainment culture of antiquity. Conclusions. The place of entertainment culture of Antiquity in the system of cultural knowledge and cultural tradition of their social universe is revealed. The transformations of chariot racing as a social and humanitarian experience of ancient society, the political instrument of government in Rome are explored. The role of entertainment of Antiquity for modern cultural practices is established.

Lik i djelo Publija Kornelija Dolabele referirajući se na Annales Kornelija Tacita/The image and works of Publius Aelius Dolabella with reference to The Annals by Cornelius Tacitus

The Annals by Tacitus is the most important and most comprehensive reso- urce about the life and work of Publius Cornelius Dollabela but it must be taken with a grain of salt because of the author’s endeavours to show the governor in the worst possible light. Publius Cornelius Dolabella was a descended of the Dollabela family that belonged to the Roman gens Cornelia. His ancestors were prominent on the Roman political scene, whereas he himself became prominent towards the end of the reign of Augustus and during the reign of Tiberius Caesar. He was appointed consul in 10 AD, and soon after, namely in the 14 AD, he was appointed governor of the province of the Dalmatian littoral. Dolabella ended his term as the governer upon his return to Rome in 21 AD which marked his appearance on the Roman political scene for a certain period. In his work, Tacitus attempted to negatively present the performance of the governor, but at the same time he presented Dollabela as a good governor and clerk. The governor was heavily criticised for his excessive flattery addressed to the emperor Tiberius. The best example of this flattery was certainly Dollabela’s proposal to the emperor to celebrate the victory over the rebellious Gallic nations, which Tiberius refused. In his work, Tacitus often mentioned Dollabela as a participant in Senatorial debates, trials and construction undertakings as well as in other public events in the Roman Empire. He also addressed Dollabela’s duty as the governor of the province of Africa, where he finally managed to end the war with Tacfarinas. Although Dollabela stood out for his work, Tiberius refused to award him a triumph, which Tacitus considered a great injustice. The last statement about Dollabela in this work is related to 27 AD when Dolabella was mentioned in the case of accusation against Tiberius’ cousin Quintilius Vara. Here Tacitus treated Dollabela with great hostility stating that he had betrayed his entire nation with this action.