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The Colosseum, the icon of Rome

The Colosseum is an oval amphitheater built during the time of the Roman Empire in the center of Rome. It is widely believed that the Colosseum was the biggest and grandest amphitheater in the entire Roman Empire and held up to 80,000 spectators. The building was built by the first Flavian emperor, Vespasian in around 70-72 AD; however, the constru...