The Colosseum /Keith Hopkins and Mary Beard.
Hopkins, Keith, 1934-2004.
The Colosseum /Keith Hopkins and Mary Beard. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, (c)2005. - 1 online resource (x, 214 pages) : illustrations. - Wonders of the world .
Originally published: London : Profile Books, 2005.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Preface -- Chapter 1. The Colosseum Now ... -- Chapter 2. ... and Then -- Chapter 3. The Killing Fields -- Chapter 4. The People of the Colosseum -- Chapter 5. Bricks and Mortar -- Chapter 6. Life after Death -- Making a visit?
This is the story of Rome's greatest arena - how it was built, the gladiatorial and other games that were held there, the training of the gladiators, the audiences who revelled in the games, the emperors who staged them and the critics, and the strange after-life.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9780674063594
Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
Amphitheaters--Rome.
Electronic Books.
DG68 / .C656 2005
The Colosseum /Keith Hopkins and Mary Beard. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, (c)2005. - 1 online resource (x, 214 pages) : illustrations. - Wonders of the world .
Originally published: London : Profile Books, 2005.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Preface -- Chapter 1. The Colosseum Now ... -- Chapter 2. ... and Then -- Chapter 3. The Killing Fields -- Chapter 4. The People of the Colosseum -- Chapter 5. Bricks and Mortar -- Chapter 6. Life after Death -- Making a visit?
This is the story of Rome's greatest arena - how it was built, the gladiatorial and other games that were held there, the training of the gladiators, the audiences who revelled in the games, the emperors who staged them and the critics, and the strange after-life.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9780674063594
Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
Amphitheaters--Rome.
Electronic Books.
DG68 / .C656 2005