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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. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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[[category:Ancient World Wonders]] | [[category:Ancient World Wonders]] | ||
Revision as of 22:01, December 3, 2008
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.
