Spectaculaire! Le divertissement chez les romains. arts Nick Bullock

Nick Bullock

visitors will discover the great diversity of meanings given to life and the intense need to perform rituals in every corner of the world

and his claim to truth presented judges with other modalities of confrontation and other forms of persuasion

shed new light on a teeming repertoire of images that is already part of our collective imagination

Spectaculaire! Le divertissement chez les romains. arts Nick BullockWhat could be more logical for a site museum built around two Roman theatres than to program an exhibition on the shows that took place there in Antiquity? The Lugdunum Museum is pleased to offer a stunning behind the scenes look at these performances with its temporary exhibition "Spectacular! Entertainment among the Romans." It is not just a question of theatre, since ancient Lyon also hosted chariot races in its circus and gladiatorial combats in