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	Colosseum - MSN Encarta
		The Colosseum was completed by Vespasian’s younger son, Domitian, who succeeded Titus as emperor in 81.
		The elliptical arena inside the Colosseum, measuring 280 ft (85 m) long and 53 m (175 ft) wide, was a pit surrounded by a high wall, intended to protect spectators from the wild animals often used in combats held in the arena.
		Combats between gladiators in the Colosseum were abolished in ad 404, and the last recorded fight between animals was held there in ad 523.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=1741500198 (673 words)

	Colosseum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Colosseum or Coliseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, in Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo), is a giant amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome.
		He forbade the use of the Colosseum as a quarry and consecrated the building to the Passion of Christ and installed Stations of the Cross, declaring it sanctified by the blood of the Christian martyrs who were supposed to have perished there (see Christians and the Colosseum).
		Pope Pius V (1566-1572) is said to have recommended that pilgrims gather same from the arena of the Colosseum to serve as a relic, on the grounds that it was impregnated with the blood of martyrs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colosseum (4601 words)

	Romeguide:Colosseum - Flavian Amphiteatre
		The Colosseum was big enough to hold the whole population of a town--as many as 50,000 people would sometimes spend the whole day there watching sports.
		The Colosseum is eliptical, sitting on a NW to SE axis.
		There was no roof on the Colosseum, but in the summer great canvas sheets were rigged to the top to form awnings that kept the sun off everyone inside.
	www.romeguide.it /MONUM/ARCHEOL/colosseum/colosseum.htm (656 words)

	NOVA Online \| Colosseum \| Questions & Answers
		The word "Colosseum" means, as the English etymology would suggest, "very, very large." And the building had next to it a colossal statue of the Emperor Nero over 100 feet high.
		They ring the entire Colosseum, and there has always been controversy over whether these were part of a crowd control mechanism or whether they were involved in the raising of the ropes on which the sails would be extended.
		One of the statistics in the Newsweek book on the Colosseum says that a young person will have witnessed 27,000 violent deaths on television and in film by the time he or she is an adult.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/nova/colosseum/qanda (7855 words)

	Pokemon Colosseum for GameCube Review - GameCube Pokemon Colosseum Review
		Colosseum largely gives fans what they want, which is lots of real freaky-looking monsters and lots of battling.
		Like Ruby and Sapphire before it, Colosseum lets you put two different Pokémon in play at the same time, which is significant because it adds an extra bit of strategy to the action by letting you use one Pokémon's status-enhancing abilities while the other attacks your opponent.
		The N64 roots of Colosseum are apparent in much of the game's presentation, which generally has a rather sparse, barren look to it--with the main exception being the Pokémon themselves.
	www.gamespot.com /gamecube/strategy/pokemoncolosseum/review.html (1482 words)

	Colosseum
		Most shows in the Colosseum lasted all day beginning with comedic contests and exotic animal shows in the morning and moving on to professional gladiator events in the afternoon.
		They were to teach the local Romans how to fight in preparation for visits outside their empire and to display the strength and courage of the Roman citizen to unemployed visitors to the city of Rome.
		During the Colosseum's opening ceremonies in A.D. 80, spectacles were held for 100 days in which hundreds of animals and 2,000 gladiators were killed.
	www.kent.k12.wa.us /staff/DarleneBishop/rome/Colosseum.html (427 words)

	Colosseum, Rome
		The Colosseum, or Flavian Amphitheatre, is the largest structure left to us by Roman antiquity, and has provided the model for sports areas right down to modern times; the football stadia of the present day have basically the same form as this monument created by the architects of the Flavian Emperors, Vespasian and Titus.
		The object of the Emperors in raising the Colosseum was to satisfy the appetite of the Roman populace for circenses (games), and there is no doubt that they achieved their aim.
		The Colosseum was oval in form (though it appears to be almost circular), 186m/610ft long by 156m/510ft across, with an arena 78 x 46m/260x150ft which could be used for theatrical performances, festivals, circus shows or games.
	www.planetware.com /rome/colosseum-i-la-rcl.htm (458 words)

	Dead Romans: Virtual Walkthrough of the Colosseum and Forum Romanum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the time of the Romans, the Colosseum was called the Flavian Ampitheater after its builders, the emperors Vespasian and Titus, both of the Flavian family.
		For all its beauty, the Colosseum was also a marvel of ergonomics and efficiency; it is estimated that 50,000 people could enter and be seated in 15 minutes.
		The Colosseum was used regularly for almost 400 years and has suffered through earthquakes, neglect, and the pillaging of popes who took its marble for their own buildings.
	www.deadromans.com /walk (1683 words)

	Colosseum
		Het Colosseum is een van de prachtigste, nog bestaande, gebouwen van het oude Rome, maar het heeft wel een bloeddorstig verleden.
		Het Colosseum heeft een aantal aardbevingen doorstaan en staat dus nu nog steeds, niet meer intact, in het centrum van Rome als een drukbezochte ruine.
		In het Colosseum werden regelmatig evenementen gehouden, waarbij gladiatoren elkaar op leven en dood bevochten, soms moesten ze ook tegen dieren vechten.
	library.thinkquest.org /22866/Dutch/Architect/Colosseum.html (442 words)

	Colosseum of Rome - tips by travel authority Howard Hillman
		The Colosseum of Rome is truly colossal - it stands 50 meters (165 feet) high and measures 185 meters (600 feet) long.
		The Flavian Roman emperors built the Colosseum of Rome for entertaining their subjects (and to distract their minds from the woes of the time).
		Even naval battles were staged in the Colosseum of Rome (the arena's floor was flooded for those events).
	www.hillmanwonders.com /colosseum_of_rome_wonder/colosseum_of_rome_wonder.htm (310 words)

	Gladiatorial Games
		Because the floor of the Colosseum has not survived, we can see the maze of underground structures, corridors, ramps, animal pens (this image from the amphitheater in Pozzuoli shows what the pens in the Colosseum were like), and rooms for prisoners.
		This view of amphitheater at Capua illustrates what the floor of the Colosseum would have looked like without the wooden coverings and layer of sand; we can clearly see the rims which held the wooden trapdoors through which animals and men would “magically” appear and which could be used to produce other special effects.
		The top story of the Colosseum was equipped with posts to which were attached a huge awning that would shield the spectators from the hot sun; this image shows the post holders for this awning.
	www.vroma.org /~bmcmanus/arena.html (1947 words)

	Colosseum, Rome
		The Colosseum was covered with an ernormous awning known as the velarium.
		It was attached to large poles on top of the Colosseum and anchored to the ground by large ropes.
		The southern side of the Colosseum was felled by an earthquake in 847.
	www.aviewoncities.com /rome/colosseo.htm (413 words)

	Colosseum Rome Italy Hotels Room Colosseum Rome
		The Colosseum of Rome was built in bricks and clad of travertine in a valley among the Palatino, Esquilino and Celio hills after having dried a small lake that Nerone was using for the Domus Aurea.
		The Colosseum of Rome is made of sectors to which one could access thanks to stairs and galleries where one could find, during the games, vendors of chick peas, drinks and cushions.
		Under the arena of the Colosseum there were numerous corridors and rooms aimed at welcoming the gladiators and the ferocious beasts that could be brought at the centre of the arena thanks to elevator carriages and access ramps.
	www.romaviva.com /Colosseo/home_eng.htm (434 words)

	Roman Colosseum - History for Kids!
		The Colosseum was a place where a lot of people could sit and watch entertainment.
		The Roman Colosseum, by Michael and Elizabeth Mann (1998).
		The Colosseum, by Ada Gabucci, Filippo Coarelli, and Leonardo Lombardi (2001).
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/romans/architecture/colosseum.htm (382 words)

	Legion XXIV - Colosseum Page
		The Arch of Constantine is at the lower center and the tapered column to the left is a water fountain known as the Sweating Pillar.
		The portico entrance at the right was used by the Emperor, Senators and Vestals; while the portico to the left was the "Libitinarian" Gate (from Libitina, goddess of funerals) through which the dead gladiators and killed wild beasts were carried.
		The Colossus of Nero, for which the Colosseum was named, stood to the left of this quadrant.
	www.legionxxiv.org /colosseum (1170 words)

	Colosseum: PC game modification by Jake Keating
		Colosseum is an "educational shooter" that puts you in the middle of the gladiatorial bloodsport of Ancient Rome.
		Derived from the armaments of the conquered Thracians.
		The Colosseum game is a series of levels that use the Jedi Outcast (modified Quake III engine).
	www.jakekeating.com /thesis/index.htm (388 words)

	Colosseum
		Reflecting that popularity Colosseum's last three London shows prior to their demise had seen them sell-out the Royal Albert Hall twice and the Lyceum once.
		Eventually he agreed to see if there was genuine interest in a reunion and that the reformed Colosseum would make their first appearance at the Zelt-Musik-Festival in Freiburg, Germany on June 24th 1994.
		Following the huge success of the shows in October 1998 and February 1999 Colosseum are returning to the U.K. arena in October prior to the completion of their new studio album.
	www.cannygigs.com /Colosseum.htm (1481 words)

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		History: The Colosseum was originally called the Flavian Ampitheatre after its builders, the emperors Vespasian and Titus, both of the Flavian family.
		The ampitheatre probably came to be called the "Colosseum" because a colossal statue of Nero once stood near it.
		The emperor had his own entrance to the Colosseum, and from his private "box seat" he decided the fate of defeated gladiators.
	www.iei.net /~tryan/h-colfor.htm (1176 words)

	The Colosseum (Colosseo) \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Rome \| Frommers.com
		Not-so-mock naval battles were staged (the canopied Colosseum could be flooded), and the defeated combatants might have their lives spared if they put up a good fight.
		Long after the Colosseum ceased to be an arena to amuse sadistic Romans, it was struck by an earthquake.
		The Arch of Constantine, the highly photogenic memorial next to the Colosseum, was erected by the Senate in A.D. 315 to honor Constantine's defeat of the pagan Maxentius (in 306).
	www.frommers.com /destinations/rome/A20647.html (639 words)

	Pictures of the Colosseum in Rome
		The Colosseum in Rome was built to house sporting events such as the Gladiator Fights.
		These views are taken from outside of the Colosseum and illustrate the size of the construction - quite impressive for a building that is several thousand years old!
		The Colosseum, like many other Roman constructions, was built on a grand scale.
	www.schoolshistory.org.uk /images/AncientRome/index_colosseum.htm (67 words)

	ItalyGuides.it: The Roman Colosseum Rome Italy - Coliseum, Rome Italy
		Started by Emperor Vespasian of the Flavia family, it was opened by his son Titus in 80 A.D. The highly ostentatious opening ceremony, lasted one hundred days during which people saw great fights, shows and hunts involving the killing of thousands of animals (5000 according to the historian Suetonius).
		In the Middle Ages, when no longer in use, the Colosseum was transformed into an enormous marble, lead and iron quarry used by Popes to build Barberini Palace, Piazza Venezia and even St.
		The holes still seen in many columns are just the holes made to extract the lead and iron used by the Romans for the nails inside the marble blocks.
	www.italyguides.it /us/roma/colosseum.htm (258 words)

	Hotels near Colosseum
		The Hotel Colosseum is located in a quite street in the heart of the city....
		Begun in 72 AD under the orders of Roman Emperor Vespasian and finished 8 years later under his son, the Flavian Ampitheatre (as it was then called) was actually built on the site of an drained lake where Nero had once erected a statue of himself.
		The interior is even more impressive - there was sufficient seating room for up to 87,000 spectators and the numerous passageways below floor level (where the gladiators, animals and prisoners would await their fate in the arena) demonstrate the sophistication of Roman architecture.
	www.activereservations.com /hotel/en/hotels-near-attractions/3901.html (331 words)

	The Roman Colosseum
		The primary function of an amphitheater was to house spectacles of blood sports--gladiators combats and hunts of wild animals.
		Early Roman Christians were persecuted in this manner in the Colosseum.
		Seating capacity of the Colosseum is estimated around 50,000.
	web.ics.purdue.edu /~rauhn/roman_colosseum.htm (118 words)

	Colosseum
		Colosseum were at the forefront of the fusion of progressive rock, jazz and blues in the late sixties and were in many respects one of the most ambitious groups of that era.
		The original Colosseum line-up was gelled together in late 1968 and they signed to Fontana.
		With the albums having ridden high in the charts of several countries, when the band finally broke up, it seem to me like the end of a short but sweet story.
	www.alexgitlin.com /coloss.html (1069 words)

	CMT.com : Colosseum : Biography
		While Colosseum lasted only a little more than three years, producing five albums in that time, they made a great impression on the blooming subgenre of progressive rock, first
		Colosseum began to undergo personnel shifts with their third album, Grass Is Greener, with everyone calling it quits upon the departure of Greenslade in 1971.
		In 1975, Hiseman formed Colosseum II, but this time the mandate was firmly jazz fusion.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/colosseum/bio.jhtml (200 words)

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