Located on the east bank of the Tiber River in Rome, Italy, the Colosseum is a symbol of ancient Rome. The Colosseum was built in 72-79 AD, and 80,000 Jewish prisoners were forced to work hard, which took eight years to complete. The whole building covers an area of 20,000 square meters with a circumference of 527 meters and can accommodate 90,000 spectators. It was built to commemorate the great achievements of Emperor Weipai after the Roman Empire conquered Jerusalem, and even influenced the construction of modern large-scale stadiums.

An oval building in ancient Rome, with a flat floor in the middle as a performance venue, surrounded by rows of rising stands and no fixed roof. Later, many cities in the Roman Empire built arenas with stones. The Colosseum in Rome has the largest scale, perfect functions, reasonable structure and magnificent landscape. Its shape has always influenced modern large-scale stadiums. The Colosseum was built at the foot of several hills, and the base site was an artificial lake in Nero Palace Garden.

Historical background of the Colosseum in ancient Rome

During the Roman Empire, great achievements were made in architecture, especially in urban construction. Roman slave owners and nobles were no longer satisfied with and limited to the construction of temples and places of worship in the Greek period, but paid attention to the enjoyment of reality. Their attention has shifted to luxury residential villas, arenas, public bathrooms and other facilities.

For example, the toilet seat of the luxurious public toilet was actually made of marble, and there was a beautiful dolphin statue next to it, which showed the luxury at that time. Many emperors of the Roman Empire spared no expense in wealth, architecture and luxury.

Nero, a famous tyrant in history, once ordered the construction of a "golden palace". All the decorations in the palace were made of gold and other priceless gems. Even the ceiling inlaid with ivory is installed at the top of the restaurant, which is full of flowers, and the breeze will bring refreshing flowers to the ceiling. The Colosseum is the most outstanding representative of ancient Roman architecture in terms of scale, technical level and artistic style.

The Colosseum in ancient Rome was built during the Flavian dynasty in ancient Rome. In 72-79 AD, it was started by Emperor Wei Pai and later completed by his son Titus. It is said that after the Roman Empire conquered Jerusalem, 80,000 Jewish prisoners were forced to work for eight years to celebrate the victory and show the power of the Roman Empire.

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