WONDERS OF THE WORLD
Cover: The Colosseum, from Harvard University PressCover: The Colosseum in PAPERBACK

The Colosseum

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PAPERBACK

$19.00 • £15.95 • €17.00

ISBN 9780674060319

Publication Date: 05/31/2011

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224 pages

31 halftones, 3 line illustrations

Wonders of the World

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  • Preface
  • 1. The Colosseum Now…
  • 2. …and Then
  • 3. The Killing Fields
  • 4. The People of the Colosseum
  • 5. Bricks and Mortar
  • 6. Life after Death
  • Making a Visit?
  • Further Reading
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index

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