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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-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
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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.