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Wikipedia: The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an elliptical amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It is considered one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering. Occupying a site just east of the Roman Forum, its construction started between 70 and 72 AD under the emperor Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD under Titus, with further modifications being made during Domitian's reign (81–96).
![[Map of medieval Rome depicting the Colosseum]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Coliseo_medieval_s.jpg "Map of medieval Rome depicting the Colosseum")
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![[Interior of the Colosseum, Rome]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Cole_Thomas_Interior_of_the_Colosseum_Rome_1832_s.jpg "Interior of the Colosseum, Rome")
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![[The exterior of the Colosseum, showing the partially intact outer wall and the mostly intact inner wall]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Colosseum_rome_arp_s.jpg "The exterior of the Colosseum, showing the partially intact outer wall and the mostly intact inner wall")
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![[Pollice Verso'' (''"Thumbs Down") by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1872]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Jean_Leon_Gerome_Pollice_Verso_s.jpg "Pollice Verso'' (''\"Thumbs Down\") by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1872")
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![[Detail of the hypogeum]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Colloseum_hypogeum_detail_s.jpg "Detail of the hypogeum")
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![[Entrance LII of the Colosseum, with Roman numerals still visible]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Colosseum_Entrance_LII_2_s.jpg "Entrance LII of the Colosseum, with Roman numerals still visible")
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![[A panorama of the interior of the Colosseum as it stands now.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/ColossemPanorama1_2_s.jpg "A panorama of the interior of the Colosseum as it stands now.")
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![[Plants on the inner walls of the Colosseum]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Colosseum_flora_2_s.jpg "Plants on the inner walls of the Colosseum")
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![[Today, the Colosseum is a background to the busy metropolis that is modern Rome.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Colloseum_through_the_city_street_2_s.jpg "Today, the Colosseum is a background to the busy metropolis that is modern Rome.")
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![[The Colosseum from Colle Oppio gardens]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Colosseo11_s.jpg "The Colosseum from Colle Oppio gardens")
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![[The Colosseum - a view from the Oppian Hill]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Colosseo3_s.jpg "The Colosseum - a view from the Oppian Hill")
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