The Roman Colosseum

Step inside the Colosseum at Rome around AD80 and discover for yourself the technological wonders, the vicious weapons, the thrills and the dangers of a great Roman arena. Find out why this incredible feat of architecture was built, who paid for it and where the money came from. And then gasp at the stars, the Gladiators who fought for their lives in the ancient Roman Colosseum and made it so lucrative for those in charge of this ruthless business. Astounding architectural acheivements are explained and explored with full-colour cutaway illustrations. Pinpoint enlargements focus on the day to day lives of the people, looking at how they ate, dressed, entertained themselves and sometimes fought. Illustrations of artifacts and paintings from the era help to support the main text by providing proof which explains how we know what we know. Informative captions, maps, a complete glossary and an index make these titles ideal educational texts. Each one features a sturdy flexi-bound cover with gold foiling.

ISBN 1906714991   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9781906714994 (What's this?)   Pages 48 Publisher Salariya Book Company Ltd   Published in Brighton Imprint Book House   Series title Spectacular Visual Guides Format Paperback   Height (mm) 282 Publication date 01 Mar 2010   Width (mm) 219 Illustrator Mark Bergin   Academic level Children (6-12) DEWEY 937.06

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