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The huge Ampitheatrum Flavium in central Rome was built by Emperors of the Flavius family from 70AD to 80AD using travertine stone from nearby quarries. The pieces of cut stone were held together by iron clamps rather than mortar.

It was built near a gigantic bronze statue of Emperor Nero called the Colossus, and eventually people started calling the ampitheater by the name Colosseum.

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