Quennell, Peter

The Colosseum Petr Quennell and the Editors of Newsweek Book Division - New York Newsweek 1971 - 172 p. - Wonders of man .

Includes Bibliography and Index

The story of the Colosseum / by Peter Quennell -- Roma Resurgens -- The bloody spectacle -- Pagan and Christian -- Twilight of the Eternal City -- Poets, popes and patriots -- The Romantic ruin -- While stands the Colosseum -- The Colosseum in literature.

Selections from literary works inspired by the ruin and reproductions of works of art accompany an illustrated history of the vast monument. Bibliog.

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Colosseum Rome, Italy

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