Colosseum
Title
Colosseum
Date
72-80
Identifier
1508
Alternative Title or Name
Flavian Amphitheater
Creator2
Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Rome (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
amphitheaters (built works)
Description
Interior view of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy with seating areas and arena floor. "The basement level, now exposed, was covered with a wooden floor which was strewn with fine sea sand (Latin "arena," the source of the English word "arena"). In the basement were elaborate corridors, service rooms, elevators, gladiatorial barracks, and rooms for wild beasts,"--by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton University.
Measurements
615' x 510'; 159' H
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
A1REROM7-172I47A2
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