This book offers a comprehensive picture of the origins, development, and eventual decline of the most typical and evocative of Roman monuments. Generously illustrated with 141 plans and photographs it includes a detailed examination of the Colosseum, as well as case studies of significant sites from Italy, Gaul, Spain and North Africa.  To understand the importance of the amphitheatre is to understand a key element in the social and political life of the Roman ruling classes.  Hardback.  276 pages.  Near new condition.  Cat No 3783