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20 things you didn't know about the Colosseum / by Bradshaw, Eleanor,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Step into History -- Lasting Monument -- Larger Than Life -- Room for All -- Setting the Stage -- Showtime! -- Deadly Games -- Crowd Control -- Final Fights -- Roman Ruins -- A New Purpose -- Picturing the Past."Mentioning the Colosseum is certain to summon images of gladiators in bloody battle or exotic animals on display. But there's much more to know about this Roman amphitheater. This book takes readers beyond the showy spectacles that took place there. It fills in the long history of the Colosseum with well-chosen photographs that reinforce the engaging text. Young readers encounter 20 eye-opening facts and gain a broader understanding of the Colosseum, how and why it was built, and its place in history"--
Subjects: Colosseum (Rome, Italy); Amphitheaters;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The Colosseum & the Roman Forum / by Whittock, Martyn,1958-(CARDINAL)188983;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.At the center of the world -- Out of the marshes -- Buying and selling -- The center of power -- The homes of the gods -- Justice and punishment -- Records and treasure -- The Colosseum -- In the arena -- Gladiators in the arena -- Animals in the arena -- On the terraces.Discusses the history of the Roman Forum and Colosseum, two large meeting places, and the uses to which they were put during the last years of the Roman Republic and the early years of the Roman Empire.5-7.
Subjects: Colosseum (Rome, Italy); Amphitheaters; Buildings;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Museum architecture / by Henderson, Justin,author.(CARDINAL)534983; Rosenblatt, Arthur,writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)226573; North Light Books (Firm),distributor.(CARDINAL)770280; Rockport Publishers,publisher.(CARDINAL)359442;
"Outstanding architectural talent, combined with financial largesse, both public and private, has resulted in a new wave of museums all over the world. Through compelling photography, this beautiful volume examines the relationship of a museum to its site, context and collections. It presents the museum structure as a dramatic backdrop for the art it contains, and looks at how the building itself is recognized as art."--Jacket.
Subjects: Architecture, Modern; Art museum architecture.; Museum architecture.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Roman Colosseum / by Macdonald, Fiona.(CARDINAL)717350; Bergin, Mark,1961-(CARDINAL)428081;
An illustrated survey of the construction and history of the Colosseum, the enormous oval amphitheater that has stood in Rome for 1,900 years.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Colosseum (Rome, Italy); Amphitheaters; Buildings;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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The Colosseum / by Chrisp, Peter.(CARDINAL)358939;
Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.Describes the planning and building of the Colosseum in ancient Rome, and tells how it was used.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Colosseum (Rome, Italy); Colosseum (Rome, Italy); Amphitheaters; Games; Gladiators;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Roman town / by Martell, Hazel,author.(CARDINAL)753284; Bergin, Mark,1961-illustrator.(CARDINAL)428081;
Travel back in time to a Roman town. Take a bird's eye view of the amphitheater and watch the gladiators fighting.
Subjects: City and town life;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Roman Colosseum / by Nardo, Don,1947-(CARDINAL)781768;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-91) and index.Describes the planning and construction of the Colosseum in ancient Rome and traces its history through subsequent centuries.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Colosseum (Rome, Italy); Amphitheaters; Buildings;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Genesis [videorecording] / by Heston, Charlton.; Westman, Tony.;
Photography, Tony Westman ; editor, Rob Kobrin ; music, Leonard Rosenman.Hosted by Charlton Heston."Recounts the origins of man and the universe from the stak beauty of a recently discovered Roman amphitheater at Bet She'an, Israel"--container.General.
Subjects: Bible.; Oral tradition.;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gladiator / by Nobleman, Marc Tyler.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.What is a gladiator? -- Who became gladiators? -- Gladiator school -- Types of gladiator -- A day at the amphitheater -- The preshow -- The fight -- The audience -- After the fight -- Gladiators no more -- Modern gladiators.Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Gladiators;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Arlington National Cemetery / by Burrows, Jennifer.(CARDINAL)495302;
Arlington National Cemetery -- History of Arlington National Cemetery -- Monuments and memorials at Arlington National Cemetery -- The Memorial Amphitheater -- The Tomb of the Unknowns -- The Third United States Infantry -- Timeline.950LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, Va.); Buildings;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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