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The Colosseum ( / ˌkɒləˈsiːəm / KOL-ə-SEE-əm; Italian: Colosseo [kolosˈsɛːo]) 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 still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world, despite its age.
The opening of the Archaeological Park of the Celio and the new Museum of the Forma Urbis is part of a bigger project to develop the hilly area around the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill and Colosseum ...
Z-863. The Pula Arena ( Croatian: Pulska Arena; Italian: Arena di Pola) is a Roman amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. It is the only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers entirely preserved. It was constructed between 27 BC and AD 68, [ 2] and is among the world's six largest surviving Roman arenas. [ 2]
Shrine of Faustina the Younger. Shrine of Vulcan ( Vulcanal) Shrine of Venus Cloacina ( Sacellum Cloacinae) Statua Marsyae ("Statue of Marsyas "), the satyr depicted with wineskin over his left shoulder and raising his right arm; a symbol of liberty. Statue of Constantine the Great. Statue of Domitian.
A five-year dig into the side of Rome’s Palatine Hill yielded treasure last week when archaeologists discovered a deluxe banquet room dating from around the first or second century BC, featuring ...
Summary. Description Colosseo di Roma panoramic.jpg. Deutsch: Ein Panorama des Kolosseums in Rom, erstellt aus 10 × 2 Einzelbildern. English: 10 × 2 images panoramic of Rome Colosseum. Español: Panorámica de 10 × 2 imágenes del Coliseo de Roma. Français : Image panoramique du Colisée, à Rome, obtenue en assemblant 10 × 2 clichés.
An exploration of ancient sewers beneath the Colosseum, the world’s most recognizable stadium, revealed the kinds of food spectators snacked on in the stands and the animals that met their fate ...
Rammadiya d'El Magtaa near Gafsa is an archaeological site of the Capsian culture, dating from 10,000 to 7,000 years before present, when the area was an open savanna. People of the Capsian culture were hunter-gatherers that left stone figures, petroglyphs, and carved ostrich eggs (drawing of an example pictured). Archaeological site of Sbeitla