The Colosseum /
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| Author / Creator: | Hopkins, Keith, 1934- |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005. |
| Description: | x, 214 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Wonders of the world Wonders of the world (Cambridge, Mass.) |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5871832 |
| Summary: | The reality of the Colosseum is much stranger than legend as explained by two classical historians in an account of ancient Rome's most famous monument, detailing its construction, the gladiatorial games that it housed, and its changing roles as a modern-day concert venue and tourist attraction. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: London : Profile Books, 2005. |
| Physical Description: | x, 214 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-203) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0674018958 |
