{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-roman-amphitheatre-9780415301855","title":"The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story of the Roman Amphitheatre\u003c\/strong\u003e by Bomgardner, David. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780415301855.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Roman amphitheatre was a site both of bloody combat and marvellous spectacle, symbolic of the might of Empire; to understand the importance of the amphitheatre is to understand a key element in the social and political life of the Roman ruling classes.\nGenerously illustrated with 141 plans and photographs, The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre offers a comprehensive picture of the origins, development, and eventual decline of the most typical and evocative of Roman monuments.\nWith a detailed examination of the Colosseum, as well as case studies of significant sites from Italy, Gaul, Spain and Roman North Africa, the book is a fascinating gazetteer for the general reader as well as a valuable tool for students and academics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45251886252085,"sku":"ByrdShop_0415301858","price":91.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780415301855_30201f59-f454-4db1-93c8-e0581d84d3df.jpg?v=1779917750","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-roman-amphitheatre-9780415301855","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}