The Roman Amphitheatre: From its Origins to the Colosseum

Abstract

Introduction: the 'imperial' interpretation of arena games 1. Arena games during the Republic 2. Origins of amphitheatre architecture 3. Stone amphitheatres during the republican period 4. The amphitheatre between republic and empire: monumentalization of the amphitheatre building 5. The colosseum: canonization of the amphitheatre building type 6. The reception of the amphitheatre in the Greek world in the early imperial period Conclusion Appendix: amphitheatres of republican date.

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