ITALIAN MUSEUMS NEWS and @BOOKING GUIDEThe #Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre) @ROME http://t.co/1GBHE7U3di via @RomeMuseum
October 27, 2014
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The Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheatre) - ITALIAN MUSEUMS NEWS and BOOKING GUIDE
"As long as the Colossus stands, so shall Rome; when the Colossus falls, Rome shall fall; when Rome falls, so falls the world " (Prophecy of the Venerable Bede, eighth century) The Colosseum is the largest amphitheater of the ancient world, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre or simply as the Amphitheatrum , it is located in the city center of Rome, built in bricks and covered with travertine, is located in a valley between the Palatine, Esquiline and Caelian Hills, in place of a small lake that Nero used for the Domus Aurea.
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