Where is the Colosseum?
Title:
Where is the Colosseum?
Author:
O'Connor, Jim.
O'Brien, John, 1953-
ISBN:
9780399541902
Publication Information:
New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, An Imprint of Penguin Random House, c2017.
Physical Description:
108 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm
Series:
Where is ... ?
Series Title:
Where is ... ?
Abstract:
Describes the construction and history of the Colosseum, the largest oval amphitheater in the center of Rome, Italy.
Where is the Colosseum? -- How Rome began -- Emperors -- Roman arenas -- The work begins -- A close look at the Colosseum -- The audience -- The city of Rome -- Lifestyles of the rich and not so famous -- Gladiators -- The Colosseum through the ages -- Timelines -- Bibliography.
Subject:
| Amphitheaters -- Rome -- Juvenile literature. |
| Games -- Rome -- Juvenile literature. |
| Gladiators -- Rome -- Juvenile literature. |
| Illustrated children's books. |
| Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities -- Juvenile literature. |
| Rome (Italy) -- Buildings, structures, etc. |
| Colosseum (Rome, Italy) -- Juvenile literature. |
| Colosseum (Rome, Italy) -- History -- Juvenile literature. |
Summary:
Describes the construction and history of the Colosseum, the largest oval amphitheater in the center of Rome, Italy.
Where is the Colosseum? -- How Rome began -- Emperors -- Roman arenas -- The work begins -- A close look at the Colosseum -- The audience -- The city of Rome -- Lifestyles of the rich and not so famous -- Gladiators -- The Colosseum through the ages -- Timelines -- Bibliography.