3 Facts About the Colosseum

The very symbol of Rome, the Colosseum has many stories to tell. According to Context archaeologist, Dr. Dimo Kosmopoulos, the amphitheater housed up to 75,000 people, took 8 to 12 years to build, and, like many great architectural masterpieces in history, had some political motives behind its construction.

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