The Colosseum

Author(s)

• Hopkins, Keith
• Beard, Mary

Bibliographic Information

The Colosseum

Keith Hopkins and Mary Beard

（Wonders of the world）

Harvard University Press, 2005

• alk. paper

Note

First published: London : Profile Books, 2005

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-203) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The reality of the Colosseum is much stranger than legend as explained by two classical historians in an account of ancient Rome's most famous monument, detailing its construction, the gladiatorial games that it housed, and its changing roles as a modern-day concert venue and tourist attraction.

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Details

• NCID: BA8356756X
• ISBN:
  • 0674018958
• LCCN: 2005046011
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: x, 214 p.
• Size: 19 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DG68.1
  • DC22 : 937/.6
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
  • LCSH : Amphitheaters -- Rome
  • LCSH : Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc
  • LCSH : Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA83566771