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  2. Colosseum - Wikipedia

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    The Colosseum (/ ˌ k ɒ l ə ˈ s iː ə m / 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.

  3. Inaugural games of the Colosseum - Wikipedia

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    Though in ruins, the Flavian Amphitheatre, now known as the Colosseum, still stands today. The inaugural games were held, on the orders of the Roman Emperor Titus, to celebrate the completion in AD 80 (81 according to some sources) [1] of the Colosseum, then known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium).

  4. Ancient Roman architecture - Wikipedia

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    Travertine limestone was found much closer, around Tivoli, and was used from the end of the Republic; the Colosseum is mainly built of this stone, which has good load-bearing capacity, with a brick core. [19] Other more or less local stones were used around the Empire. [20]

  5. Gladiator 2: The incredible true history of Colosseum water ...

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    However, Scott has vocally pushed back against the idea that he invented the idea of water battles in the Colosseum. “You’re dead wrong,” the 86-year-old told an interviewer from Collider .

  6. ‘Gladiator II’ Fact or Fiction: Did the Colosseum Actually ...

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    Roman emperor Domitian is believed to have put on a sea battle in the Colosseum in 85 AD, for instance. The “Gladiator II” naumachia raises the stakes by adding sharks, although that is ...

  7. Restoration reveals how people were seated at Roman Colosseum

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    The Colosseum opened in the year 80 A.D. and was the largest building in Rome at that time. The stadium held gladiator games where warriors would battle until their death, but those games were ...

  8. Architecture of Rome - Wikipedia

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    The most representative building of the Fascist style at E.U.R. is the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana (1938–1943), the iconic design of which has been labelled the cubic or Square Colosseum. After World War II, the Roman authorities found that they already had the seed of an off-centre business district of the type that other capitals were ...

  9. 50 Times Architects And Designers Got It Right - AOL

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    Image credits: architectanddesign #3. Istanbul is home to over 300,000 stray cats, which are a common sight throughout the city. They lounge around landmarks like Hagia Sophia, play in parks, and ...