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Mary Beard, Keith Hopkins
214 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781861974075
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Language: English
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Imperial Rome was a warrior state. The Colosseum (opened in A.D. 80) was Rome's monument to warfare. Like a cathedral of death it towered over the city and invited its citizens, 50,000 at a time, to watch murderous gladiatorial games. It is now vi...
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Mary Beard, Keith Hopkins
214 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781861974075
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
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Imperial Rome was a warrior state. The Colosseum (opened in A.D. 80) was Rome's monument to warfare. Like a cathedral of death it towered over the city and invited its citizens, 50,000 at a time, to watch murderous gladiatorial games. It is now vi...