The Archæology of Rome, Part VII: The Flavian amphitheatre, commonly called the Colosseum

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Author

Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884

Title

The archæology of Rome, Part 7 : The Flavian amphitheatre, commonly called the Colosseum

Original Publication

London: James Parker and Co, 1876.

Credits

deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

DG: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Italy, Vatican City, Malta

Subject

Rome -- Antiquities

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 73751

Release Date

June 1, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.PART VII. THE COLOSSEUM.
2. 2.PREFACE TO THE COLOSSEUM.
3. 3.CONTENTS.—COLOSSEUM.
4. 4.LIST OF PLATES.
5. 5.THE FLAVIAN AMPHITHEATRE, COMMONLY CALLED THE COLOSSEUM. — The Evidence of the Construction, and Comparison. — Capua. — Puteoli or Pozzuoli. — Verona. — The Amphitheatre at Pola, in Istria. — Substructures compared. — The Arena. — The Gates. — The Games in the Arena.
6. 6.APPENDIX. — Scaurus. — Amphitheatre of Nero. — The Great Drain.
7. 7.ALPHABETICAL INDEX. THE COLOSSEUM.
8. 8.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE I. — Description of Plate I.
9. 9.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE II. — Description of Plate II.
10. 10.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE III. — Description of Plate III.
11. 11.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE IV. — Description of Plate IV.
12. 12.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE V. — Description of Plate V.
13. 13.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE VI. — Description of Plate VI.
14. 14.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE VII. — Description of Plate VII.
15. 15.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE VIII. — Description of Plate VIII.
16. 16.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE IX. — Description of Plate IX.
17. 17.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE X. — Description of Plate X.
18. 18.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XI. — Description of Plate XI.
19. 19.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XII. — Description of Plate XII.
20. 20.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XIII. — Description of Plate XIII.
21. 21.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XIV. — Description of Plate XIV.
22. 22.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XV. — Description of Plate XV.
23. 23.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XVI. — Description of Plate XVI.
24. 24.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XVII. — Description of Plate XVII.
25. 25.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XVIII. — Description of Plate XVIII.
26. 26.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XIX. — Description of Plate XIX.
27. 27.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XX. — Description of Plate XX.
28. 28.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXI. — Description of Plate XXI.
29. 29.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXII. — Description of Plate XXII.
30. 30.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXIII. — Description of Plate XXIII.
31. 31.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXIV. — Description of Plate XXIV.
32. 32.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXV. — Description of Plate XXV.
33. 33.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXVI. — Description of Plate XXVI.
34. 34.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXVII. — Description of Plate XXVII.
35. 35.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXVIII. — Description of Plate XXVIII.
36. 36.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXIX. — Description of Plate XXIX.
37. 37.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXX. — Description of Plate XXX.
38. 38.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXXI. — Description of Plate XXXI.
39. 39.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXXII. — Description of Plate XXXII.
40. 40.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXXIII. — Description of Plate XXXIII.
41. 41.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXXIV. — Description of Plate XXXIV.
42. 42.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXXV. — Description of Plate XXXV.
43. 43.THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXXVI. — Description of Plate XXXVI.
44. 44.FOOTNOTES

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