A vividly illustrated guide-cum-history to Rome’s most famous – and most visited – ancient monument, with full details of how it was constructed and how it operated in its heyday. Colosseum details the prehistory and complex construction of this, the archetypal amphitheatre, showing how it influenced other arenas around the Empire. It explains the central role […]
Author: Nigel Rodgers
After studying History and History of Art at Cambridge University, I travelled widely and have lived in London and Paris. I am now based in Wiltshire, almost within sight of Stonehenge. There is a small megalith outside my own house. I am the founder of Pipedown, the Campaign for Freedom from Piped Music, and was a founder-member of the Siesta Club (currently in abeyance.)
Colosseum
A vividly illustrated guide-cum-history to Rome’s most famous – and most visited –ancient monument, with full details of how it was constructed and how it operated in its heyday. Colosseum details the complex construction of this archetypal amphitheatre, how it influenced other arenas around the Empire and explains the central role it played in the life […]