The Colosseum (Wonders of the World)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: November 14, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780674018952
Subjects: Places & peoples: general interest; History - General; Buildings, structures, etc; History; History - General History; Rome (Italy); History: World; Italy; Ancient - Rome; History / Ancient / Rome; Amphitheaters; Colosseum (Rome, Italy); Rome
First sentence: In 1843 the first edition of 'Murray's Handbook to Central Italy', the essential pocketbook companion for the well-heeled Victorian tourist, enthusiastically recommended a visit to the Colosseum (or the 'Coliseum' as it was then regularly spelled).
Notes: Includes: Further reading (organized by chapter), list of Illustrations (30) and Figures (3)
Table of contents: label: 1
title: The Colosseum Now ...
pagenum: 1; label: 2
title: ... And Then
pagenum: 21; label: 3
title: The Killing Fields
pagenum: 42; label: 4
title: The People of the Colosseum
pagenum: 75; label: 5
title: Bricks and Mortar
pagenum: 122; label: 6
title: Life After Death
pagenum: 149