Colosseum

Author : Keith Hopkins
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674063597
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Colosseum written by Keith Hopkins and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Byron and Hitler were equally entranced by Rome’s most famous monument, the Colosseum. Mid-Victorians admired the hundreds of varieties of flowers in its crannies and occasionally shuddered at its reputation for contagion, danger, and sexual temptation. Today it is the highlight of a tour of Italy for more than three million visitors a year, a concert arena for the likes of Paul McCartney, and a national symbol of opposition to the death penalty. Its ancient history is chock full of romantic but erroneous myths. There is no evidence that any gladiator ever said “Hail Caesar, those about to die...” and we know of not one single Christian martyr who met his finish here. Yet the reality is much stranger than the legend as the authors, two prominent classical historians, explain in this absorbing account. We learn the details of how the arena was built and at what cost; we are introduced to the emperors who sometimes fought in gladiatorial games staged at the Colosseum; and we take measure of the audience who reveled in, or opposed, these games. The authors also trace the strange afterlife of the monument—as fortress, shrine of martyrs, church, and glue factory. Why are we so fascinated with this arena of death?

Author : Jim O'Connor
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399541918
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where Is the Colosseum? written by Jim O'Connor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A marvel of engineering that proclaimed the might of the Emperor of Ancient Rome. The Emperor Titus opened the enormous Colosseum in AD 80 to host 100 days of games, and it will astound readers to learn what the ancient Romans found entertaining. Over 50,000 screaming fans watched gladiators battling each other to the death, men fighting exotic wild beasts, and even mock sea battles with warships floating on an arena floor flooded with water. By AD 476 the Roman Empire had fallen, and yet the ruins of the Colosseum remain a world-famous landmark of an unforgettable time.

Author : Sophie De Mullenheim
Publisher : In the Shadows of Rome
ISBN 13 : 9781621644279
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Phantom of the Colosseum, Volume 1 written by Sophie De Mullenheim and published by In the Shadows of Rome. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Phantom of the Colosseum is the first volume of the gripping new series for 10 yr. olds and up titled In the Shadows of Rome (5 books total). Being a Christian in ancient Rome was very dangerous. To spread the faith and stay alive, you had to live in the shadows . . . Now that Blandula's master has been arrested for being a Christian, what will she do? Little does she know that she is about to meet three boys who will help her to find the answer: Maximus, the son of a senator; his slave Aghiles; and Titus, who never goes anywhere without his pet monkey. Follow their adventures as Blandula and her new companions forge priceless friendships--and discover the many secrets lurking in the shadows of the Colosseum.

Author : Peter Connolly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Colosseum written by Peter Connolly and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Colosseum in Rome is one of the world's most amazing buildings. Built over 10 years during the reign of the Emperor Vespasiano in c. 72AD, at 160 feet high this immense oval stadium was home to the most violent and deadly spectator sports in history, and the making of many 'gladiator' heroes. Using state-of-the-art computer graphics, Colosseum brings the world of Ancient Rome to life and shows how and why this most extraordinary of human monuments was built. New research debunks the myths perpetuated in the film Gladiator and helps us understand the nature of these games - why the chariot races of Gladiator could not have happened within the Colosseum walls, for instance. Here for the first time, new evidence reveals exactly how the Colosseum was regularly flooded with water for the spectacle of deadly sea battles.

Author : John Pearson
Publisher : New York : McGraw-Hill
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arena written by John Pearson and published by New York : McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1973 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Colosseum or Coliseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium; Italian: Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo) is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of concrete and stone, it was the largest amphitheatre of the Roman Empire, and is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering. It is the largest amphitheatre in the world."--Wikipedia.

Author : Letizia Abbondanza
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788843582242
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Valley of the Colosseum written by Letizia Abbondanza and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Nunzio Giustozzi
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 8891813435
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Colosseum Book written by Nunzio Giustozzi and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By combining history, art, politics, and architecture, as well as the magic of the Colosseum, this fascinating book reveals seven different itineraries to discover one of the most emblematic and evocative monuments in the world. Every year, millions of visitors enter the Colosseum, which represents a common heritage of human history and culture. Visiting it is still considered a sensational experience, a unique moment that everyone wishes to see at least once in a lifetime. The wide and original array of images and literary pages, as well as a number of unpublished materials, confirm the Colosseum as being an exceptional source of inspiration for writers and artists until this day. Thematic itineraries guide readers on their tour, recalling the atmosphere of the past as well as modern-day links with the cinema. This volume makes a useful and delightful guide to learn more about the monument that has always had a certain “physique du role.” This affordable and manageable volume has the advantage of illustrating new and original paths to the discovery of one of the most studied and well-known monuments in the world. “Everybody knows the picture of the Colosseum; everybody recognizes at once that looped and windowed band-box with a side bitten out.” —Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, 1869

Author : Lesley A. DuTemple
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN 13 : 9780822546931
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Colosseum written by Lesley A. DuTemple and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the history of the construction, in Rome, Italy, of the Colosseum, considered by many to be the most famous building in the world.

Author : Richard Deakin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flora of the Colosseum of Rome written by Richard Deakin and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Fiona Macdonald
Publisher : Scribo
ISBN 13 : 9781910184806
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Roman Colosseum written by Fiona Macdonald and published by Scribo. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated survey of the construction and history of the Colosseum, the enormous oval amphitheater that has stood in Rome for 1,900 years.