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The roman colloseum from El Jem town. El Jem is has one of the best preserved Roman amfitheaters in the world.
The theater is a copy of the Colloseum in Rome and just as impressive. In its glory days 35,000 spectators would watch the shows here. Parts of the theater have been restored to their former glory.
Erected at the time of the emperor Vespasian, an dedictaed by his son in AD80. Could seat about 50 000 people
1st century AD The great fire of 64 AD burns down the buildings in the area that Colloseum of Rome will later occupy. Emperor Vespasian commissions the Colloseum of Rome in 72 AD as an entertainment center for his subjects His son, Emperor Titus, opens the nearly completed Colloseum of Rome in 80 AD with 100 consecutive days of public events, including bloody gladiator fights and non-gory theatrical production
3rd century AD The Colloseum of Rome is restored after being heavily damaged by a lightning-caused fire 5th century AD
Emperor Honorius outlaws in 404 AD the Colloseum of Rome’s gladiator death duels.
The Western Roman Empire falls to the Goths in 476 AD and the spectacles at the Colloseum of Rome cease. Middle Ages
During this period (476 to 1453 AD) the Colloseum of Rome deteriorates.16th century AD
Local construction firms quarry some of the large Colloseum of Rome stone building blocks for use in other sites, including St. Peter’s Basilica.19th century AD
The popes champion the restoration of the Colloseum of Rome, preserving it for future generations Source - www.hillmanwonders.com/colloseum_rome/colloseum_rome.htm
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The Colloseum has stood for almost 2000 years in the center of Rome. Although the outer ring has been used as a building material site for many centuries, it still is enormously impressive
Colloseum, Rome.
Taken in July 1999 with my first digital camera. An Olympus C2000Z.
Zoom.it version is much easier to scroll and zoom around.
The quality isn't great by the today's standards of digital cameras, but I was going through my archives and thought I would still share it.
The Colosseum or Coliseum (/kɒləˈsiːəm/ kol-ə-see-əm), also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium; Italian: Anfiteatro Flavio [amfiteˈaːtro ˈflaːvjo] or Colosseo [kolosˈsɛːo]), is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of concrete and sand, it is the largest amphitheatre ever built. The Colosseum is situated just east of the Roman Forum. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian in AD 72, and was completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir Titus Further modifications were made during the reign of Domitian (81–96). These three emperors are known as the Flavian dynasty, and the amphitheatre was named in Latin for its association with their family name (Flavius).