A Monument to Dynasty and Death: The Story of Rome's Colosseum and the Emperors Who Built It

by Nathan T. Elkins

Book Overview

Go behind the scenes to discover why the Colosseum was the king of amphitheaters in the Roman world--a paragon of Roman engineering prowess.

Early one morning in 80 CE, the Colosseum roared to life with the deafening cheers of tens of thousands of spectators as the emperor, Titus, inaugurated the new amphitheater with one hundred days of bloody spectacles. These games were much anticipated, for the new amphitheater had been under...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421432544
• ISBN13: 9781421432540
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary