Category - History

Colosseum

Ludus Magnus

Just east of the Roman Colosseum are the remains of the largest barracks for gladiators in Rome:...

History

Meta Sudans

Meta Sudans is a marble-faced fountain and erected by Domitian (between ad 89 and 96 A.D.) in front...

Colosseum

Colossus of Nero

he name Amphitheatrum-Colyseus appeared for the first time in the eleventh century as a designation...

History

Colosseum Capacity

Built in the 70s AD, the ancient elliptical amphitheatre was originally called the Amphitheatrum...

History

Colosseum Definition

The name ‘Colosseum’ is derived from the Latin word ‘colosseus’ meaning colossal. This was in...