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The '''Colosseum''' in Rome is a grand | {{Image|Colosseum.jpg|right|350px|The iconic [[Colosseum]] was founded by the Emperor [[Vespasian]] in the 1st century A.D.}} | ||
The '''Colosseum''' in Rome is a grand amphitheatre built during the reign of the the Emperor [[Vespasian]] in the 1st century A.D. Vespasian became emperor in A.D. 69 after a period of civil war and construction began in A.D. 72. The structure has only been known as the Colosseum since the Middle Ages, and in the Roman period was simply called The Amphitheatre.<ref>Hopkins, Keith & Beard, Mary (2005). ''The Colosseum''. Harvard University Press. pp. 26–28. ISBN 9780674018952.</ref> | |||
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The Colosseum in Rome is a grand amphitheatre built during the reign of the the Emperor Vespasian in the 1st century A.D. Vespasian became emperor in A.D. 69 after a period of civil war and construction began in A.D. 72. The structure has only been known as the Colosseum since the Middle Ages, and in the Roman period was simply called The Amphitheatre.[1]
- ↑ Hopkins, Keith & Beard, Mary (2005). The Colosseum. Harvard University Press. pp. 26–28. ISBN 9780674018952.