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In 70-72 AD, the Romans began building a Coliseum to have gladiator wars and Public Spectacles under the power of Vespasian. the Coliseum was completed in 80 AD under the power of Titus and was capable of seating 80,000 spectators. Exacutions, animal hunts, and famous battle re-enactments took place in the Coliseum. An estimated 500,000 people and animals died in the Coliseum. However, the Coliseum is basically ruined today due to damage from earthquakes and stone-robbers, but it remains Rome's #1 tourist attraction today.

This is a picture of the inside of the Coliseum

this is what the Coliseum looks like today, in the 21st century

media type="youtube" key="uUbSSwvzdNM" height="344" width="425" this is a video on the Coliseum's architecture. (not all of the video is on the Coliseum but the majority of it is)