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In a late issue of the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN your correspondent, writing from Rome, alludes to the awning or canopy which is said to have been stretched over the interior of the Colosseum by the ancient Romans. The existence of such a canopy is a matter of general belief, and indeed is asserted by man...

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Published in:Scientific American 1894-12, Vol.LXXI. (No. 22.), p.342
Main Author: Blake, Henry T
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Summary:In a late issue of the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN your correspondent, writing from Rome, alludes to the awning or canopy which is said to have been stretched over the interior of the Colosseum by the ancient Romans. The existence of such a canopy is a matter of general belief, and indeed is asserted by many modern authorities. The "Encyclopedia Britannica" (Tit. Amphitheater) and the "American Encyclopedia" (Tit...
ISSN:0036-8733
1946-7087