History & The Arts
Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour
...changed thanks to the new dynasty of Flavian emperors. The provision of pleasures was still its main purpose, as the final line of the poem makes clear, but these were now pleasures provided for the masses, offering a sense of a shared culture that went far beyond the elite enjoyments housed in the Domus Aurea...Travelling for culture: the Grand Tour: 1.3 The Colosseum on...