WONDERS OF THE WORLD

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The Colosseum

Keith Hopkins

Mary Beard

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$19.00 • £15.95 • €17.00

ISBN 9780674060319

Publication Date: 05/31/2011

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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