A monument to dynasty and death : the story of Rome's Colosseum and the emperors who built it / Nathan T. Elkins
"This book tells the history of the ancient Roman Colosseum--its architecture and construction, its uses for spectator sport, and the political situation around it. The book tells the story of how this monument fits into Roman society and into imperial dynasty. Trained as both an art historian...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2019] |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Witness to ancient history
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| Physical Description: | 168 Seiten; Illustrationen |
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue. opening day at the Colosseum
- The rise of a new dynasty
- A modern amphitheater in ancient Rome
- An amphitheater in the heart of Rome
- A hundred days of games
- The Colosseum and its first games in art and literature
- Epilogue. Closing day at the Colosseum and the end of the "Flavian" amphitheater