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The emperor Vespasian commissioned the construction of the Colosseum to

  • To provide a replacement for the first part-stone amphitheatre (arena) for gladiatorial games in Rome which had been inaugurated by Augustus in 29-30 BC and which burned down in 64 AD.
  • To reclaim the area in front of Nero's enormous palace (the Domus Aurea, Golden House) for public use;
  • To celebrate the Roman victory against the Jews in the revolt of the First Roman-Jewish War (66-73 AD).
  • To show the grandeur of Emperor Vespasian and bolster his position as emperor as he obtained his position through wars between rival claimants to the imperial title.
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