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Colosseum

The largest amphitheatre ever built in the Roman world, raised in central Rome between 72 and 80 CE under emperors Vespasian and Titus to host gladiatorial games and public spectacles for up to 50,000 spectators - still the single most recognisable structure of the ancient world.

Dated events and their evidence

• 80 CE mainstream
  completion under Emperor Titus source

Where

41.8903° N, 12.4922° E

Sources

• https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.1733
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum

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