The Colosseum / [electronic resource]
by Peter Quennell and the editors of the Newsweek Book Division.
- New York : Newsweek c1971.
- 172 p. : ill. (part col.), ports. (part col.), col. facsims.; 30 cm.
- Wonders of man .
- Wonders of man. .
Includes bibliographical references ( p. 168) 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.