The Colosseum & the Roman Forum
By: Martyn Whittock.
Series: Visiting the past
Publisher: Heineman
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Colosseum (Rome, Italy) -- Juvenile literature.; Colosseum (Rome, Italy); Amphitheaters -- Rome -- Juvenile literature.; Roman Forum (Rome, Italy) -- Juvenile literature.; Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Juvenile literature.; Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature.; Roman Forum (Rome, Italy); Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Other titles: Colosseum and the Roman Forum
Description: Discusses the history of the Roman Forum and Colosseum, two large meeting places, and the uses to which they were put during the last years of the Roman Republic and the early years of the Roman Empire.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: At the center of the world; title: Out of the marshes; title: Buying and selling; title: The center of power; title: The homes of the gods; title: Justice and punishment; title: Records and treasure; title: The Colosseum; title: In the arena; title: Gladiators in the arena; title: Animals in the arena; title: On the terraces.