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Cool tidbit.
[[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 collosseum 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.
[[Category:Tourist Attractions]]
[[Category:Tourist Attractions]]
[[category:Ancient World Wonders]]
[[category:Ancient World Wonders]]