THE COLOSSEUM

The Colosseum is one of the most important symbols of the history of Rome: the amphitheater was commissioned around 70 AD by Emperor Vespasian as a gift to the Roman people, but the current structure represents only 1/3 of the original construction. According to a legend, in ancient times the Colosseum was a pagan temple, where the devil was worshiped, and his name derived from the question “Colis Eum?” (“Do you adore him?”), which the priests used to ask to adepts at the end of each rite. Marziale told that in the early years the amphitheater was also used for the naumachies, the naval battles, which were then abandoned due to the complexity of the preparations they required.

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