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Coliseum is a variant of the original Latin word Colosseum, a large amphitheatre for public sports events. The more convenient spelling of Colosseum passed in to the English language about 1700 becoming Coliseum
It might be thought that the name comes from the colossal size of the structure, but it is generally felt that there was once a large statue of Nero (later re-purposed as a statue of Apollo) outside of it that gave the name to the amphitheater.
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∙ 8y agoThe Colosseum got its name because of the statue next to it: the statue of Nero.
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What is the colosseum called in Rome?
The famous "colosseum" in Rome is called by its nickname, the Colosseum. Its proper name is the Flavian Amphitheater.The famous "colosseum" in Rome is called by its nickname, the Colosseum. Its proper name is the Flavian Amphitheater.The famous "colosseum" in Rome is called by its nickname, the Colosseum. Its proper name is the Flavian Amphitheater.The famous "colosseum" in Rome is called by its nickname, the Colosseum. Its proper name is the Flavian Amphitheater.The famous "colosseum" in Rome is called by its nickname, the Colosseum. Its proper name is the Flavian Amphitheater.The famous "colosseum" in Rome is called by its nickname, the Colosseum. Its proper name is the Flavian Amphitheater.The famous "colosseum" in Rome is called by its nickname, the Colosseum. Its proper name is the Flavian Amphitheater.The famous "colosseum" in Rome is called by its nickname, the Colosseum. Its proper name is the Flavian Amphitheater.The famous "colosseum" in Rome is called by its nickname, the Colosseum. Its proper name is the Flavian Amphitheater.
What is the other name for the Colosseum?
The other name for the colosseum is the Flavian Ampitheater.
What is the famous colosseum in rome called?
When it was completed in 80 CE during the reign of the emperor Titus, it was known as the Flavian ampitheatre. The Flavians were the imperial dynasty ruling at the time, referring to Titus (79-81), his father, the emperor Vespasian (69-79), and Titus' brother and successor, the emperor Domitian (81-96).
Name some Italian monuments?
colosseum,pantheon colosseum,pantheon
What was the other name for the Roman coliseum?
The other name, or the proper name of the Colosseum is the Flavian Amphitheater. Colosseum is merely a nickname.
What was Constantinople's Colosseum called?
The official name of the Colosseum in Constantinople is: The Hippodrome of ConstantinopleWhat The Romans would consider the Colosseum was refereed to as The Hippodrome.
What is the name of the Greek coliseum?
It was originally named the Flavian Amphitheatre, or Amphitheatrum Flavium in Latin. The name Colosseum (or Coliseum) was later used in reference to the colossal statue of Nero nearby called the Colossus of Nero, designed after the Colossus of Rhodes.
Where do you find the nickname rater in Pokemon Colosseum?
The name rater is in Agate village in both Colosseum and XD
What was the name of Rome's largest arena?
Colosseum
What was the name Rome's largest arena?
Colosseum
What is the name of Vespasian's amphitheatre at Rome?
The Colosseum!
What is the name of constantiople's colosseum?
There is only one Colosseum. Colosseum is a nickname for what the Romans called the Flavian amphitheatre in the city of rome. The Colosseum was an arena. Roman arenas were/are called amphitheatres. The arena of Constantinople was called the amphitheatre of Constantinople.
