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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9786050490749
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (97 download)
Download or read book Discovering the Colosseum written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the history of the Colosseum in Rome. Includes architecture, use for gladiatorial and other events, and later history.
Author : Mauro Poma
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781707571581
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (715 download)
Download or read book Discovering the Colosseum written by Mauro Poma and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating journey into the world of the largest amphitheater in Roman history to explore its curiosities, stories, characters, animals, gladiators, and much more... The author will help you discover the tricks used by the Romans to build this giant of history, describe the atmosphere of the events, the animals employed, and their fate. Who was in the audience? How were death sentences executed? What happened in the hypogeum? With a compelling style the author will also describe the great and undisputed protagonists of the games: the gladiators. Where did they come from? Who were they? Why did they fight? Why did they keep their helmets on before being killed? Where did their blood go when they died? He will also take a look at some of the mistakes in the film "Gladiator", starting with the famous gesture of thumbs down... Discover the Colosseum: a monument, once abandoned, that has given shelter to criminals and prostitutes. It has been transformed into a fortress and sacred place, a bomb shelter, and huge roundabout; it has also hosted millions of spectators in its time, along with visitors, tourists, pilgrims, and the many plants that grow within its unforgettable arches. This second edition has many more photos, curiosities and stories to captivate the imagination and the interest of any lover of Ancient Rome.
Author : Elizabeth Noll
Publisher : Blastoff! Readers
ISBN 13 : 9781644872673
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (726 download)
Download or read book The Colosseum written by Elizabeth Noll and published by Blastoff! Readers. This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Engaging images accompany information about the Colosseum. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher"--
Author : Fiona Macdonald
Publisher : Brighter Child
ISBN 13 : 9780872262751
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (627 download)
Download or read book The Roman Colosseum written by Fiona Macdonald and published by Brighter Child. This book was released on 1996 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated survey of the construction and history of the Colosseum, the enormous oval amphitheater that has stood in Rome for 1,900 years.
Author : Robert B. Abrams
Publisher : New Word City
ISBN 13 : 1640190643
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (41 download)
Download or read book The Colosseum: A History written by Robert B. Abrams and published by New Word City. This book was released on 2017-05-11 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 1,500 years have passed since the last blood – human or animal – was spilled in the Colosseum, but the massive building erected by the Flavian emperors has continued to play a role in history. This book tells the dramatic story of the Colosseum – from its bloody gladiatorial games and the sacrifice of early Christians to the dismantling of the arena and its final restoration. The book also recounts the story of Rome as viewed from the vantage point of the empire’s most impressive ruins.
Author : Keith Hopkins
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674018952
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (189 download)
Download or read book The Colosseum written by Keith Hopkins and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2005-11-14 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Byron and Hitler were equally entranced by Rome’s most famous monument, the Colosseum. Mid-Victorians admired the hundreds of varieties of flowers in its crannies and occasionally shuddered at its reputation for contagion, danger, and sexual temptation. Today it is the highlight of a tour of Italy for more than three million visitors a year, a concert arena for the likes of Paul McCartney, and a national symbol of opposition to the death penalty. Its ancient history is chock full of romantic but erroneous myths. There is no evidence that any gladiator ever said “Hail Caesar, those about to die...” and we know of not one single Christian martyr who met his finish here. Yet the reality is much stranger than the legend as the authors, two prominent classical historians, explain in this absorbing account. We learn the details of how the arena was built and at what cost; we are introduced to the emperors who sometimes fought in gladiatorial games staged at the Colosseum; and we take measure of the audience who reveled in, or opposed, these games. The authors also trace the strange afterlife of the monument—as fortress, shrine of martyrs, church, and glue factory. Why are we so fascinated with this arena of death?
Author : Jeffrey A. Karson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316239594
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)
Download or read book Discovering the Deep written by Jeffrey A. Karson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The deep oceans and global seafloor are truly Earth's last frontier. They remain largely unexplored, yet are critical to our survival on this planet. This magnificent, full-color volume transports you to bizarre landscapes hosting exotic life forms that rival the most imaginative science fiction. Starting with a historical summary of seafloor exploration and the developing technologies used to study this extreme environment, it then describes the distinctive geologic components of the Earth's ocean floor and the unusual biological communities found along the mid-ocean ridges. This is an indispensable reference for researchers, teachers, and students of marine science, and a visually stunning resource that will enlighten and intrigue oceanographers and enthusiasts alike. A suite of online resources, including photographs and video clips, combine with the book to provide fascinating insights into the hidden world of seafloor geology and biology using the latest deep-sea imaging and geological concepts.
Author : Dennis Mitchamson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0244306923
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (443 download)
Download or read book Discovering the meaning of life through Divine Light written by Dennis Mitchamson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-06-08 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The autobiography is basically split into two parts. Part 1 concerns the author's childhood, his early adulthood with all its ups and downs and his adventures in seven different countries. Part 2 consists of his spiritual awakening and the amazing experiences that he has been allowed to have thanks to receiving and then later giving Divine Light. These experiences have confirmed Divine Teachings that he received in connection with a variety of subjects such as extremely ancient history, life after death, spirit disturbance, the spiritual power of numbers and names, voluntary and involuntary compensation in relation to negative kharma, the cleansing of one's spiritual, mental and physical cells and the fact that nothing happens by chance.
Author : Bold Kids
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781071708514
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Colosseum written by Bold Kids and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-20 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Pearson
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1448207754
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (482 download)
Download or read book Arena written by John Pearson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1973, Arena discusses the Year AD 80, when the Colosseum opened with quite the longest and most nauseating organized mass orgy in history. It was a mammoth celebration on the grandest scale, a fitting inauguration for an arena built to epitomize all the majesty and power of the Roman Empire, a building which also held the seeds of that Empire's decay and destruction. As well as his vivid account of the erection of the Colosseum, Mr Pearson discusses the origins of death spectacles and their evolution into highly organized games intended to enhance imperial prestige and provide the populace with an effective substitute for politics and war. 'Butchered to make a Roman holiday', the victims of this lust for slaughter were slaves and criminals, the human surplus of their day, coached for an almost certain death. One chapter highlights the perverted death-wish of many early would-be martyrs and decisively establishes that there is no evidence for the death of a single Christian martyr in the Colosseum. The book concludes with a brief survey of the building's subsequent history; looted and despoiled yet still the embodiment of Rome's spirit and greatness, it became a sublime romantic ruin, now exposed by slum-clearance as a gigantic traffic island. Mr Pearson is acutely aware of the violence that was endemic in Roman society, and in his shrewd analysis he draws disturbing parallels with the twentieth-century situation.
Author : Don Nardo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781560064299
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (642 download)
Download or read book The Roman Colosseum written by Don Nardo and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the planning and construction of the Colosseum in ancient Rome and traces its history through subsequent centuries.
Author : GURMEET SINGH DANG
Publisher : GURMEETWEB TECHNICAL LABS
ISBN 13 : 8196549725
Total Pages : 1226 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (965 download)
Download or read book Tourism eBook written by GURMEET SINGH DANG and published by GURMEETWEB TECHNICAL LABS. This book was released on with total page 1226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nathan T. Elkins
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421432560
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)
Download or read book A Monument to Dynasty and Death written by Nathan T. Elkins and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 construction for a decade. Home to spectacles involving exotic beasts, elaborate executions of criminals, gladiatorial combats, and even—when flooded—small-scale naval battles, the building itself was also a marvel. Rising to a height of approximately 15 stories and occupying an area of 6 acres—more than four times the size of a modern football field—the Colosseum was the largest of all amphitheaters in the Roman Empire. In A Monument to Dynasty and Death, Nathan T. Elkins tells the story of the Colosseum's construction under Vespasian, its dedication under Titus, and further enhancements added under Domitian. The Colosseum, Elkins argues, was far more than a lavish entertainment venue: it was an ideologically charged monument to the new dynasty, its aspirations, and its achievements. A Monument to Dynasty and Death takes readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of the Colosseum from the subterranean tunnels, where elevators and cages transported gladiators and animals to the blood-soaked arena floor, to the imperial viewing box, to the amphitheater's decoration and amenities, such as fountains and an awning to shade spectators. Trained as an archaeologist, an art historian, and a historian of ancient Rome, Elkins deploys an interdisciplinary approach that draws on contemporary historical texts, inscriptions, archaeology, and visual evidence to convey the layered ideological messages communicated by the Colosseum. This engaging book is an excellent resource for classes on Roman art, architecture, history, civilization, and sport and spectacle.
Author : Nicole Damon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (842 download)
Download or read book The Colosseum written by Nicole Damon and published by . This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Embark on a grand journey through the pages of "The Colosseum: Rome's Mighty Arena," where the ancient heart of Italy is brought to life for young explorers! This beautifully illustrated children's book dives into the legendary landmark that has stood the test of time and witnessed the rise and fall of emperors and gladiators alike. From its towering stone arches to the echoes of cheering crowds, "Exploring Italy's Legendary Landmark" offers a window into the past, inviting readers to uncover the secrets and stories that lie within the Colosseum's walls. Discover the architectural marvels, the thrilling gladiator battles, and the roar of the ancient Roman world in a way that's engaging and educational for children." --Amazon listing
Author : Nunzio Giustozzi
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 8891813435
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (918 download)
Download or read book The Colosseum Book written by Nunzio Giustozzi and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By combining history, art, politics, and architecture, as well as the magic of the Colosseum, this fascinating book reveals seven different itineraries to discover one of the most emblematic and evocative monuments in the world. Every year, millions of visitors enter the Colosseum, which represents a common heritage of human history and culture. Visiting it is still considered a sensational experience, a unique moment that everyone wishes to see at least once in a lifetime. The wide and original array of images and literary pages, as well as a number of unpublished materials, confirm the Colosseum as being an exceptional source of inspiration for writers and artists until this day. Thematic itineraries guide readers on their tour, recalling the atmosphere of the past as well as modern-day links with the cinema. This volume makes a useful and delightful guide to learn more about the monument that has always had a certain “physique du role.” This affordable and manageable volume has the advantage of illustrating new and original paths to the discovery of one of the most studied and well-known monuments in the world. “Everybody knows the picture of the Colosseum; everybody recognizes at once that looped and windowed band-box with a side bitten out.” —Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, 1869
Author : Elizabeth Mann
Publisher : Mikaya Press
ISBN 13 : 0965049337
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (65 download)
Download or read book The Roman Colosseum written by Elizabeth Mann and published by Mikaya Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A description the building of the Colosseum in ancient Rome, and how it was used. This was one of the most extraordinary buildings in the ancient world and it remains an engineering marvel. How it was used is sobering.
Author : William Jones
Publisher : Mamba Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Discovering Italy written by William Jones and published by Mamba Press. This book was released on 2023-07-24 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a captivating journey through the enchanting landscapes, rich history, and cultural tapestry of Italy with "Discovering Italy: A Traveler's Guide." This meticulously crafted guide is your passport to an immersive and unforgettable experience in one of the world's most alluring destinations. Unveiling Italy's Timeless Beauty: Step into the heart of Italy as you explore the ancient ruins of Rome, where the Colosseum stands as a silent witness to centuries of history. Wander through the cobbled streets of Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance, where artistry is etched into every corner. Traverse the romantic canals of Venice, a city that seems to float on water, inviting you to lose yourself in its poetic charm. A Cultural Tapestry Unraveled: Immerse yourself in the symphony of Italian artistry as you visit world-renowned museums and galleries. From Michelangelo's David in Florence to the celestial frescoes of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, each masterpiece tells a story of creativity, passion, and human ingenuity. Discover the contemporary art scene along the Grand Canal in Venice and witness the vibrant dialogue between tradition and modernity. Culinary Delights to Savor: Indulge your senses in the culinary wonders that Italy has to offer. From the savory aroma of Neapolitan pizza in Naples to the truffle-infused delicacies of Umbria, each region presents a gastronomic odyssey. Sip on regional wines, savor handmade pasta, and let the gelato tempt your taste buds as you embark on a journey through Italy's diverse and delectable cuisine. Practical Wisdom for Travelers: This guide goes beyond the touristy clichés, offering practical tips for navigating transportation, choosing accommodations, and understanding cultural etiquette. Learn the art of embracing spontaneity while ensuring a well-prepared and seamless travel experience. From off-the-beaten-path destinations to coping with crowds, this guide equips you with the wisdom to navigate Italy like a seasoned traveler. Local Experiences and Hidden Gems: Uncover the charm of local experiences as you venture beyond the iconic landmarks. Attend festivals, explore markets, and engage with the warm-hearted locals to discover Italy's hidden gems. Whether you're navigating the bustling streets of Rome or strolling through the vineyards of Tuscany, this guide unveils the authentic soul of Italy. Echoes of Ancient Whispers: As you meander through ancient ruins, charming piazzas, and historic neighborhoods, you'll feel the echoes of Italy's past reverberate through the present. The guide paints a vivid picture of the Colosseum at dusk, the rhythmic flow of gondolas along Venetian canals, and the timeless allure of Tuscan landscapes. Your Essential Companion: "Discovering Italy: A Traveler's Guide" is more than just a guidebook; it's your essential companion on a journey that transcends time and space. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or a first-time visitor, this guide promises to enhance your Italian adventure, making every moment a celebration of history, art, and the art of living. Prepare to be captivated, enchanted, and inspired as you turn the pages of "Discovering Italy." Buon viaggio!
