{"id":4773,"date":"2024-07-19T12:09:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T12:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrn.ch\/agenda\/panem-et-circenses-games-in-roman-helvetia\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:22:16","slug":"panem-et-circenses-games-in-roman-helvetia","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.mrn.ch\/en\/events\/panem-et-circenses-games-in-roman-helvetia\/","title":{"rendered":"Panem et circenses. Games in Roman Helvetia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lecture by <strong>Yves Dubois, <\/strong>Privat-Docent at the University of Lausanne.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gladiators, exotic animal hunts and chariot races all evoke the famous Roman games. 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