The story of the Roman amphitheatre /
David Bomgardner traces the origins and development of the Roman amphitheatre. This lucid and accessible work is beautifully illustrated with 141 plans and photographs.
Основен автор: | Bomgardner, D. L. 1951- |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
Routledge,
2000.
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Print version::
Story of the Roman amphitheatre. |
Съдържание:
- Cover
- The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre
- Contents
- Plates
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Chapter One The Colosseum
- THE ACCESSION OFVESPASIAN AND THE ORIGINS OF THE FLAVIAN AMPHITHEATRE
- VISITING THE COLOSSEUM
- THE FACʹADE
- CIRCULATION PATTERNS AND SOCIAL STATUS
- DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF THE CAVEA
- THE EVIDENCE FROM THE INSCRIPTIONS RESERVING PLACES FOR THE ARVAL BRETHREN
- THE ARENA
- THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SPECTACLES
- BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter Two The origins and early development of the amphitheatre
- THE ORIGINS OF THE GLADIATORIAL COMBATS
- THE ORIGINS AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE VENATIONES 11
- THE ORIGINS OF THE AMPHITHEATRE
- THE EARLY CAMPANIAN TRADITION OF PERMANENT AMPHITHEATRES
- THE EARLIEST AMPHITHEATRES IN STONE
- Chapter Three Imperial amphitheatres
- AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE MONUMENTAL URBAN LANDSCAPE
- THE ARCHITECTURE
- DECORATIVE MATERIAL
- A SELECTIVE SURVEY OF IMPERIAL AMPHITHEATRES IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE
- Chapter Four The North African amphitheatres
- THE NORTH AFRICAN PROVINCES: A HISTORICAL SKETCH
- A CATALOGUE OF NORTH AFRICAN AMPHITHEATRES
- Agbia (Hr. Ain-Hadja): Golvin # 64 152
- CHRONOLOGY
- CONCLUSIONS
- Chapter Five Endings and new beginnings
- THE LAST AMPHITHEATRES
- THE END OF THE SPECTACLES
- THE IMPLICATIONS FOR AMPHITHEATRES AND THEIR USE
- CONCLUSION
- EPILOGUE: RIPPLES IN THE FABRIC OF TIME
- Appendix
- THE DECREE OF THE EMPERORS MARCUS AURELIUS AND LUCIUS VERUS LIMITING THE PRICE OF GLADIATORS (Senatus consultum de pretiis gladiatorum minuendis)
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index.