Colosseumnoun
/ˌkɒl.əˈsiː.əm//ˌkɑː.ləˈsiː.əm/the Colosseum
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- Probably the highlight of the afternoon tour was our visit to the Colosseum.
- The obelisk from Aksum is on display in Rome near the Colosseum.
- In ancient Rome spectators flocked to the Colosseum to watch the bloodletting; now we watch it on screen.
- He described the new stadium as the modern-day equivalent of the Roman Colosseum.
a large amphitheatre (= a circular or oval area with seats around it for watching sports and entertainments) in Rome, built by the ancient Romans:
The Colosseum could seat more than 50,000 people.
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Ancient history: before 500 AD
- ancient
- antiquity
- archaic
- Celt
- centurion
- classical
- Grecian
- Hellenic
- Hippocrates
- legion
- mummy
- necropolis
- neoclassical
- Neogene
- palaeo-
- Saturnalia
- the Bronze Age
- the Christian era
- the Iron Age
- Tigris
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