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Colosseum
Colosseum The medieval name for the
Amphitheatre Flavium, a vast amphitheatre in Rome begun by the emperor Vespasian
c.75 AD and continued and completed by Titus and Domitian. It was capable of holding
c.50,000 people, with seating in three tiers and standing room above; an elaborate system of staircases served all parts. The arena, floored with timber and surrounded by a fence, was the scene of gladiatorial combats, fights between men and animals, and large-scale mock battles.
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The magnificent colosseum.
Magazine article from: Calliope; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...cadit Roma, cadet et mundus. While the Colosseum stands, Rome will stand; When the Colosseum falls, Rome will fall; When Rome falls...progress have caused considerable damage to the Colosseum. as well as to Rome, both still stand...
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Elton John to Perform at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace; Exclusive Agreement Calls for 75 Shows over Three Years.
Business Wire; 10/21/2003; 700+ words
; ...perform 75 shows over three years at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, beginning...2004. Tickets for the first series of Colosseum engagements beginning February 13 through...unique environment in the 4,100-seat Colosseum, the renowned photographer and director...
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Colosseum barely surived Washingtonius's reign
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/16/1986; ; 580 words
; The Colosseum in Rome still stands after something...began militating for night jousts in the Colosseum. They claimed that 100,000 torches...the Romans who worked days. But the Colosseum's neighbors were opposed. They feared...
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Colosseum Online to Offer High-Speed Wireless Broadband Services Through Agreement With Fuzion.
Business Wire; 2/14/2001; 700+ words
; ...Wireless Internet Connectivity Enables Colosseum To Break the Bandwidth Bottleneck in the Local Loop Colosseum Online, a Toronto-based Internet service...Inc. announced an agreement enabling Colosseum to deliver first-mile broadband solutions...
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The Colosseum.(CULTURE)
Magazine article from: World and I; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Mahal. My personal favorite, the Roman Colosseum. Standing right, smack in the middle...the Roman Forum, construction on the Colosseum started between 70 and 72 AD under the...Constructed in the city center, the Colosseum differed vastly from other amphitheatres...
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The Roman Colosseum.(The Modern Wonders)
Magazine article from: Faces: People, Places, and Cultures; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...emperor Vespasian (A.D. 69-79), the Colosseum was officially dedicated the year after...by his son and successor. Titus. The Colosseum was not completed, however, until A...gladiatorial combats and other games held in the Colosseum increased as each emperor attempted to...
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The History of the Colosseum. (Book Reviews).(The Colosseum)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Architectural Science Review; 12/1/2002; 700+ words
; 4289 The Colosseum, edited by Ada Gabucci. Getty Trust...gladiator games, the construction of the Colosseum Amphitheatre, and then its decline...supply and sewage disposal system of the Colosseum. The entire volume is magnificently...
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Cher Returns to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace With New Show Changes and the Addition of Spring 2010 Dates.
PR Newswire; 11/9/2009; 700+ words
; ...Spring 2010 performances of Cher at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace will go on sale Saturday...performances, the pop icon will return to The Colosseum stage on November 19 with a newly added...We are so excited to return to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace and have made wonderful...
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The Crumbling Colosseum; The Roman Amphitheater Won't Be Rebuilt in a Day, but Work's Underway
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/25/1992; ; 700+ words
; While stands the Colosseum, Rome shall stand; When falls the Colosseum, Rome shall fall; When Rome falls, the world...historian who wrote these words in 735, saw the Colosseum today, he might fear that the end of the world was...
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Elton John March Performances Added The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
Business Wire; 11/13/2003; 700+ words
; ...for his February 13 - 22 debut at The Colosseum, Caesars Palace today announced that...unique environment in the 4,100-seat Colosseum, the renowned photographer and director...designer and director for Elton John's Colosseum show titled "The Red Piano." Creating...
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Colosseum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Colosseum or Coliseum , Ital. Colosseo, common name...Christians were thrown there to beasts. The Colosseum has been damaged several times by earthquakes...See J. Pearson, Arena: The Story of the Colosseum (1974).
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amphitheater
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...More or less well-preserved examples are at Rome (see Colosseum ), Verona, and Capua in Italy; at Nîmes and Arles...gladiators, wild animals, and storage. Until the erection of the Colosseum (AD 80), practically all amphitheaters were of wood, the...
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Rome
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...dei Fori Imperiali, runs from the Piazza Venezia SE to the Colosseum, leaving the Emperors' Fora and at a distance the Church...the Capitol and the ancient Forum to the right. From the Colosseum the Via di San Gregorio continues south past the Arch of Constantine...
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forum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Basilica of Constantine was added it reached almost to the Colosseum. The valley between the hills was crossed by a small stream...what was left. The forums are now, with the Palatine and Colosseum, an imposing complex of ruins, testifying to the magnificence...
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Roman architecture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...chiefly to the period between 100 BC and AD 300, including the Colosseum (AD 70-82), the Pantheon (AD 118-125; see under pantheon...the stage itself. For the oval amphitheaters such as the colosseum, there are no known Greek precedents. The monumental or...
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