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Vespasian and Titus pay for the coliseum from the sale of the booty.

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It is believed that the money for the construction of the Colosseum (and other construction at the time) was gained by the conquest of Jerusalem and the looting of the temple treasures.

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Which emperor built the coliseum?

Emperor Vespasian


Where was the temple that was destroyed by emperor Titus?

Vespasian was the emperor at the time.


Which emperor started the buliding if the colosseum?

Construction began in ~70-72 CE in the reign of Titus Flavius Vespasianus or Vespasian, and was finished (and opened) in 80 CE in the reign of Titus, or his birth name: Titus Flavius Vespasianus, with further modifications made during the reign of Titus Flavius Dominitianus, or Domitian.These three emperors form the Flavian Dynasty, and explains the original name of the Colosseum: Amphitheatrum Flavium, or the Flavian Amphitheatre.


Was Titus a roman soldier?

If you mean Titus, the son of Vespasian, yes, he was a general. He was the one who captured Jerusalem and destroyed the temple.


Who ruled Rome after Emperor Vespasain?

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Did Melophites create the coliseum?

No, the Colosseum was created by the emperor Vespasian, but was never finished because Vespasian died of a fever and then Vespasian's son Titus then finished the Colosseum. But the next emperor after Titus made changes such as putting tunnels underground and a structure at the top to increase the number of spectators.


When was the Coliseum in Rome built and who was built it?

It started in 72 AD under emperor Vespasian and finished in 80 AD under Titus.


Who was the roman empire 79AD?

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Who ruled when the coliseum was being built?

vespasian


Which emperor built the coliseum?

Emperor Vespasian


What roman emperor started the building of the coliseum?

Vespasian.


Who commissioned the Flavian Amphitheatre?

Vespasian, Titus


Who was emperor of Rome in 79 AD?

Vespasian for the first half of the year and then , after Vespasian's death, Titus.


Who built the Coliseum of Rome?

The Colosseum was built by emperor Vespasian.


Who created the roman colesseum?

I think it was Titus Flavius Vespasian.


Where was the temple that was destroyed by emperor Titus?

Vespasian was the emperor at the time.


Which emperor started the buliding if the colosseum?

Construction began in ~70-72 CE in the reign of Titus Flavius Vespasianus or Vespasian, and was finished (and opened) in 80 CE in the reign of Titus, or his birth name: Titus Flavius Vespasianus, with further modifications made during the reign of Titus Flavius Dominitianus, or Domitian.These three emperors form the Flavian Dynasty, and explains the original name of the Colosseum: Amphitheatrum Flavium, or the Flavian Amphitheatre.