Colosseum
About Colosseum
The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is the largest standing amphitheatre in the world. Construction began under the Emperor Vespasian in 72 and was completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir, Titus. Further modifications were made during the reign of Domitian. The three emperors who were patrons of the work are known as the Flavian dynasty, and the amphitheatre was named the Flavian Amphitheatre by later classicists and archaeologists for its association with their family name (Flavius).
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The Romans never called the Colosseum the Colosseum, they called it the Flavian Amphitheatre; the name came later from the Colossus statue that stood nearby.
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The Colosseum was made of Roman concrete, whose exact formula we have lost, and we still don't know how it has lasted so long.
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The Colosseum was used as a dumping ground between blood sports being banned in the 5th century and monks buying it about 500 years later.
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