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[[Image:Colosseum.jpg|thumb|The Colosseum]]The '''Colosseum''', known in Antiquity as the '''Flavian Amphitheater''' is an amphitheater in the center of [[Rome]] that is capable of seating 50,000 people.  It was built by the ruler [[Vespasian]] on the remains of the "Golden House" that the previous emperor, [[Nero]], was attempting to build.

[[Image:Colosseum.jpg|thumb|The Colosseum]]The '''Colosseum''', known in Antiquity as the '''Flavian Amphitheater''' is an amphitheater in the center of [[Rome]] that is capable of seating 50,000 people.  It was built by the ruler [[Vespasian]] on the remains of the "Golden House" that the previous emperor, [[Nero]], was attempting to build.

The colosseum was spared final destruction in the 18th century when it was declared a sacred site by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], due to the martyrdoms that took place there.  

The Colosseum was spared final destruction in the 18th century when it was declared a sacred site by the [[Roman Catholic Church]], due to the [[martyr]]doms that took place there.  

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