Colosseum
flickr/Brunswickian
The Colosseum is the largest and most famous amphitheater ever built
in the Roman Empire. Its construction was started by emperor Vespasian
of the Flavian dynasty in 72 AD and was finished by his son Titus in 80
AD. During the Colosseum’s opening ceremonies, spectacles were held for
100 days in which 5,000 of animals and 2,000 gladiators were killed. The
Colosseum was capable of holding some 50,000 spectators who could enter
the building through no less than 80 entrances. Spectators were
protected from the rain and heat of the sun by sail,s called the
“velarium”, around the top of the attic. It is one of Rome’s most
popular tourist attractions and has become an iconic symbol of Imperial
Rome.
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