Bibliograph

The Colosseum, Keith Hopkins and Mary Beard

Type

Label

The Colosseum, Keith Hopkins and Mary Beard

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Colosseum

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

910686438

Responsibility statement

Keith Hopkins and Mary Beard

Series statement

Wonders of the world

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

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?

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