ARENA: The Story of the Colosseum
by John Pearson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers etc. Barcode excised from ffep. Fron
- Seller
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McCrae, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York 1973 hardcover with dust jacket Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers etc. Barcode excised from ffep. Front hinge exposed. GOOD book in GOOD price-clipped dust jacket Illustrated endpapers, 151 b&w illustrations, further reading, and index. As well as his vivid account of the erection of the Collosseum, this book discusses the origins of the death spectacles and their evolution into highly organised games intended to enhance imperial prestige.
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Details
- Seller
- Pegasus Book Orphanage (AU)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 28773
- Title
- ARENA: The Story of the Colosseum
- Author
- John Pearson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Ours is an ex-library copy in transparent protective covering, with usual stamps, stickers etc. Barcode excised from ffep. Fron
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York
- Date Published
- 1973
- Pages
- 192 pages
- Keywords
- History: Europe Rome, Ancient Rome
Terms of Sale
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Pegasus Book Orphanage
Biblio member since 2016
McCrae, Victoria
About Pegasus Book Orphanage
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