A Monument to Dynasty and Death The Story of Rome's Colosseum and the Emperors Who Built It |
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| Author:
| Elkins, Nathan T. |
| Series title: | Witness to Ancient History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4214-3254-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2019 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $52.00 |
Book Description:
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Early one morning in 80 CE, the Colosseum roared to life with the deafening cheers of tens of thousands of spectators as the emperor, Titus, inaugurated the new amphitheater with one hundred days of bloody spectacles. These games were much-anticipated, for the new amphitheater had been under construction for a decade. Home to spectacles ......
Early one morning in 80 CE, the Colosseum roared to life with the deafening cheers of tens of thousands of spectators as the emperor, Titus, inaugurated the new amphitheater with one hundred days of bloody spectacles. These games were much-anticipated, for the new amphitheater had been under construction for a decade. Home to spectacles ......