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Colosseum - Inside View

The Colosseum is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. It was built during the Roman Empire and its original Latin name was Amphitheatrum Flavium. The name Colosseum has long been believed to be derived from a colossal statue of Nero nearby, which does not exist nowadays.

 

El Coliseo es un anfiteatro de la época del Imperio romano, construido en el siglo I d. C. y ubicado en el centro de la ciudad de Roma. Originalmente era denominado Anfiteatro Flavio (Amphitheatrum Flavium), en honor a la Dinastía Flavia de emperadores que lo construyó, y pasó a llamarse Colosseum por una gran estatua que había cerca, el Coloso de Nerón.

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