Colosseum Rise And Fall

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Colosseum Rise And Fall

The Colosseum thrived during Rome's Golden Age. Cutting-edge analysis on bone remains reveals how gladiators were really treated, and recently discovered remains reveal how these fighters were trained for combat. By the end of the 2nd century CE, Rome began to lose its grip on p...

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The Colosseum is the greatest amphitheatre ever constructed by the Romans - but why was it built? In the heart of Rome, historians examine the remains of the earliest amphitheatre in the Roman world and, across Italy, there is further evidence for the origins of this iconic structure and the games that were held there. Bra...
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