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History of the Colosseum in Rome

Posted July 18, 2011 By eXplorer

Colosseum or Coliseum is a great historical building or amphitheater located in Rome, the capital of Italy. At this time the Rome Colosseum was famous throughout the world as one tourist destination in Italy. Colosseum is a large stadium building with a capacity audience which supposedly reached 50,000 people. Because of these features, this building was incorporated into the Seven Wonders of the World Middle Ages. Among archaeologists, there are differences in beliefs about the year of establishment of this magnificent building. However, most archaeologists believe that the Colosseum was made in the year 70-82 AD. Here the brief history of the Colosseum building.

Colosseum

Colosseum

Building construction
Reconstruction of building the Colosseum beginning at the time of the King of Vespasian, in the year 72 AD and completed by his son, the king of Titus in 80 AD. Colosseum was established adjacent to a magnificent palace built by Read the remainder of this entry »

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