amphitheaters

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.

Describes the planning and building of the Colosseum in ancient Rome, and tells how it was used.

Provides information about the design and construction of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, and discusses its use as an amphitheater for gladiator games and other blood sports.

An illustrated survey of the construction and history of the Colosseum, the enormous oval amphitheater that has stood in Rome for 1,900 years.

Describes how Roman amphitheaters evolved from simple wooden structures to towering stone monuments, such as Rome's Colosseum.

The reader must search the pictures to discover who is planning to kill the Emperor Domitian while learning facts about the Colosseum of ancient Rome.