Difference between revisions of "Colosseum"
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| − | The '''Colosseum''', known in Antiquity as the '''Flavian Amphitheatre''' is an amphitheatre in the centre of [[Rome]] that is capable of seating 50,000 people. | + | The '''Colosseum''', known in Antiquity as the '''Flavian Amphitheatre''' is an amphitheatre in the centre 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. |