The Colosseum was built n the 1st century AD by Vespasian was a skilled commander and it was completed the period of Titus 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.It is today the most recognisable of Rome's Classical buildings and the first permanent amphitheatre to be raised in Rome.Subsequent changes were made during the reign of Domitian. You to entertain the people of the Roman emperors, and some for their own entertainment bunke gladiator fights.It accommodate for 60,000 seated and 10,000 standing.The arena was surrounded by a 5m-high wall to protect spectators from attacks by wild beasts. At the top of the wall was the podium, on which the imperial party and other VIPs had their seats.
More recent restoration has focused on simply maintaining the Colosseum ... Nobody seriously talks about rebuilding it in its entirety, and a €20m restoration project was completed in 2000. Today, lit from within on a Roman night, the Colosseum never fails to make visitors catch their breath: it is still recognisably the building started nearly 2,000 years ago to entertain the Roman public.
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