77. On Visiting the Capitoline Zone of Rome Mini Pod
Description This is the [...]
31. Tacitus on the Games Held in the Colosseum
Description The famous Roman [...]
30. On Blaming the Romans for their Bloody “Games”
Description We previously looked [...]
27. The Bloody “Games” of the Roman Amphitheaters
Description We’ve discussed the [...]
22. The “Generosity” and Violence Behind the Building of the Colosseum Mini Pod
Today we glance at why the Flavian Emperors may have built the Colosseum and how they put themselves in a position to do so. What did such vast public works projects have to do with the rise and fall of Roman Emperors?