20 fun facts about the Colosseum
By: by Drew Nelson
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Fun fact file. World wonders!; Fun fact file
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781482404623; 9781482404654; 9781482404661; 9781482404630
Subjects: Amphitheaters; Buildings, structures; Colosseum (Rome, Italy); Juvenile literature; Antiquities
Other titles: Twenty fun facts about the Colosseum
Description: Provides information about the Colosseum, including such facts as how 50,000 people could fit in it and that sometimes the games lasted for months.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: The world wonder; title: Rome wasn't built in a day; title: By any other name; title: Sold out; title: The greatest show on Earth; title: Taking its toll; title: Bigger and better; title: Inventive architects; title: Reduce, reuse, recycle; title: Fall and rise; title: Rebirth; title: Still standing; title: Glossary; title: For more information; title: Index.