The story of the Roman amphitheatre /

The story of the Roman amphitheatre /

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Author / Creator:	Bomgardner, D. L. (David Lee), 1951- author.
Edition:	Second edition.
Imprint:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. ©2021
Description:	xxiv, 427 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Amphitheaters -- Rome. Architecture and society -- Rome. Amphitheaters. Architecture and society. Rome (Empire)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12538827

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ISBN:	9781138850705 1138850705 9781315724577
Notes:	"Revised and updated" -- title page. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This thoroughly updated and enlarged edition illuminates the epic story of the birth, early development, widespread flourishing and slow decline of that most typical Roman monument, the amphitheatre. This lucid and accessible work, lavishly illustrated with plans and photographs, breaks new ground with the incorporation of sociological, psychological, historical and even ecological material into the study of the amphitheatre. A more varied and wider ranging series of case studies provides the backbone of this new edition. They are included either because of their own intrinsic importance (Corinth, Pergamon, Trier, Chester), because they have been recently reinvestigated and well reported (Fréjus, Mérida), because they have been excavated and thoroughly published (Saintes, Augst, Avenches, Virunum), or have only been discovered in the past two decades (London, Virunum, Córdoba and Cartagena). This volume is a valuable reference work for students and scholars of Roman history and architecture, and this new updated edition will bring this topic to a new generation of readers"--
Other form:	Online version: Bomgardner, D. L. (David Lee), 1951- Story of the Roman amphitheatre New York : Routledge, 2021 9781315724577

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Summary:	This thoroughly corrected, updated and enlarged edition illuminates the epic story of the birth, early development, widespread flourishing and slow decline of that most typical Roman monument, the amphitheatre. This lucid and accessible work, lavishly illustrated with plans and photographs, breaks new ground with the incorporation of sociological, psychological, historical and even ecological material into the study of the amphitheatre. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated, including a new interpretation of the phasing of the Pompeii amphitheatre as well as inclusion of the latest information on the other amphitheatres in this monograph. This volume is a valuable reference work for students and scholars of Roman history and architecture, and this new updated edition will bring this topic to a new generation of readers.
Item Description:	"Revised and updated" -- title page.
Physical Description:	xxiv, 427 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781138850705 1138850705 9781315724577