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The Colosseum
The Colosseum
paperback
Published:
19 January, 2006
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781861974921 |
| ISBN10 | 1861974922 |
| Number Of Pages | 224 |
| Item Weight | 222 g |
| Product Dimensions | 128 x 16 x 192 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Profile Books |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main |
Media Reviews
A superb new cultural history ... pithy and occasionally hilarious. * Evening Standard *
Brilliant ... arguably the best so far in Profile's excellent Wonders of the World series ... It brings the Colosseum to life in all its gory splendour. * Geographical *
A work of scholarship written with the general reader in mind ... a pleasure to read. * The Spectator *
What the authors have given us in the proverbial multum in parvo. * Sunday Telegraph *
Revels in the accretions of detail and myth ... First-class scholarship and an engagingly demotic style. * Independent *
Stirring stuff! This is a welcome and well-written book ... It reassesses myths, politely debunks many misconceptions about what we know - and what we don't know - to put the fabulous monument in context from its founding to the present. -- Lindsey Davis, author of the Falco series
A wonderful book, worthy of its subject: horrifying, impressive, blood-soaked, occasionally very funny and always entertaining. * Robert Harris *
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Author's Bio
Keith Hopkins was Professor of Ancient History at Cambridge and Vice-Provost of King's College.