The emperor Vespasian ordered the construction of the Colosseum. The construction began in 72 AD.
Emperor Vespasian ordered the construction of the Colosseum.
The stones which fell off the Colosseum in the earthquake of 1349 were used for building new palaces in Rome. The Colosseum was also quarried for building materials for new construction.
The system of rule by emperors (27 BC-476 BC) which followed the 482 years of the Roman Republic (509 BC-27 BC) started 107 year before the construction of the Colosseum and lasted for 396 years after its construction. The building of the Colosseum did not affect the system of government of Rome. It was the construction of a massive arena for gladiatorial games.
Emporer Vespasian started the building of the colosseum, but his son, Titus, finished the colosseum!
The emperor Vespasian began building the Colosseum in 72 AD.The emperor Vespasian began building the Colosseum in 72 AD.The emperor Vespasian began building the Colosseum in 72 AD.The emperor Vespasian began building the Colosseum in 72 AD.The emperor Vespasian began building the Colosseum in 72 AD.The emperor Vespasian began building the Colosseum in 72 AD.The emperor Vespasian began building the Colosseum in 72 AD.The emperor Vespasian began building the Colosseum in 72 AD.The emperor Vespasian began building the Colosseum in 72 AD.
The construction of the Colosseum was begun in 72 AD in the reign of Vespasian.
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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.
Emporer Vespasian demanded the building of the roman in colosseum in the year 70 AD.
Construction began on the Colosseum in 72 AD. It was finished and dedicated in 80 AD.
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