Transcript -- How ancient Roman entertainment venues symbolized the power and might of Rome’s ruling dynasties.

Power and people in ancient Rome - for iPad/Mac/PC

Transcript -- Glorifying Rome

Power and people in ancient Rome

Transcript -- An audio introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Power and people in ancient Rome

The most impressive structure in ancient Rome

The Colosseum of Rome

Transcript -- The most impressive structure in ancient Rome

Transcript -- The Colosseum of Rome

How Roman theatres evolved from informal spaces to formal monumentalised structures.

Roman amphitheatres

Transcript -- How Roman theatres evolved from informal spaces to formal monumentalised structures.

Transcript -- Roman amphitheatres

How ancient Roman entertainment venues symbolized the power and might of Rome’s ruling dynasties.

Glorifying Rome

Entertaining and impressing large numbers of people in ancient Rome.

Audience

Transcript -- Entertaining and impressing large numbers of people in ancient Rome.

Transcript -- Audience

Educación

The ancient Romans constructed some of the first ever purpose-built venues for mass-entertainment. How do these structures enhance the audience’s experience of the spectacle? This album looks at famous Roman buildings like the Colosseum, a venue designed to impress, where vast numbers of people congregated for gladiatorial combat, chariot-racing and theatrical shows. Structures such as the Circus Maximus and even the Baths were designed as striking symbols of civic pride, glorifying the power of the Emperors who built them. This material forms part of The Open University course A219 Exploring the classical world.