The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre
- Title
- The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre
- Creator(s)
- Bomgardner, David
- Date
- 2002
- Number of Pages
- 304
- Language
- eng
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Place Published
- London New York
- ISBN
- 978-0-415-30185-5
- Abstract
- The Roman amphitheatre was a site both of bloody combat and marvellous spectacle, symbolic of the might of Empire; to understand the importance of the amphitheatre is to understand a key element in the social and political life of the Roman ruling classes.Generously illustrated with 141 plans and photographs, The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre offers a comprehensive picture of the origins, development, and eventual decline of the most typical and evocative of Roman monuments.With a detailed examination of the Colosseum, as well as case studies of significant sites from Italy, Gaul, Spain and Roman North Africa, the book is a fascinating gazetteer for the general reader as well as a valuable tool for students and academics.
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