The Colosseum in Rome photo copyrighted by: Alan Ingram The Colosseum of Rome is truly colossal - it stands 50 meters (165 feet) high
and measures 185 meters (600 feet) long. It was large enough to hold 50,000
roaring spectators when it was inaugurated in 80 AD. The name Colosseum is in fact a much later addition. It was originally known as
the Flavian Amphitheatre, and was conceived as a peculiarly Roman political
gesture ... a gift from a new dynasty of Roman emperors to a populace kept happy by bread and circuses.
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