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The history of the Colosseum is the history of Rome at its most powerful. Includes index, chronology of Roman history, a guide to Roman monuments, a selected bibliography, and a section on the Colosseum in literature. Mock-epic sea battles, grimly realistic wild animal hunts, breathtaking firework displays, and at least one midnight seance have been held in the Colosseum since its inauguration in A.D 80. More than 1,500 years have passed since the last blood -human or animal- was shed on the arena sands,but during that time the massive amphitheatre built by the Flavian emperors has continued to play a major role in Roman history.
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