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A monument to dynasty and death : the story of Rome's Colosseum and the emperors who built it
- Title
- A monument to dynasty and death : the story of Rome's Colosseum and the emperors who built it / Nathan T. Elkins.
- Author
- Elkins, Nathan T.
- Publication
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2019]
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Details
- Description
- 168 pages : illustrations, maps; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "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 and a Roman historian, the author deploys an interdisciplinary approach to discussing the Colosseum. Elkins has written the book for a general audience and for undergraduate students."--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Witness to ancient history
- Uniform Title
- Witness to ancient history.
- Subjects
- Games
- Amphitheaters
- Emperors
- Games > Rome > History
- Rome (Empire)
- Buildings
- History
- Amphitheaters > Italy > Rome
- Antiquities
- Colosseum (Rome, Italy)
- Italy > Rome
- Rome (Italy) > Buildings, structures, etc
- Colosseum (Rome, Italy) Design and construction
- Emperors > Rome > History
- Colosseum (Rome, Italy) History
- Rome (Italy) > Antiquities
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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 Flavian art and literature -- Epilogue. the end of the "Flavian" amphitheater.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-11454
- ISBN
- 9781421432540
- 1421432544
- 9781421432557
- 1421432552
- 9781421432564 (canceled/invalid)
- 1421432560 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2018057301
- 40029402916
- OCLC
- 1078955150
- Author
- Elkins, Nathan T., author.
- Title
- A monument to dynasty and death : the story of Rome's Colosseum and the emperors who built it / Nathan T. Elkins.
- Publisher
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2019]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Witness to ancient historyWitness to ancient history.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40029402916
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-11454