the Colosseum was originally named the Flavian Amphiteatre after emperor Vespasian of the Flavian Dynasty
The Flavian Amphitheatre better known as the Colosseum.
I think you are referring to the Colosseum. It was shaped as an ellipse, and was also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre.
it was for the coliseum
The Colosseum, but it was originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre
Vespasian, Titus
It was the Amphitheatrum Favium (Flavian amphitheatre) better known as the Colosseum.
The Colosseum or Coliseum is also known asFlavian Amphitheater, in EnglishAmphitheatrum Flavium, in LatinAnfiteatro Flavio, in Italian, or simply Colosseo.
Yes, the Flavian Amphitheatre could be flooded- it often was for full scale navy battles when the typical "Feed gladiators to wild animals" entertainment got boring.
The Flavian Amphitheatre.
The Flavian Amphitheatre and the Arch of Constantine
The large amphitheatre in Rome was the Colosseum. It was actually called Flavian Amphitheatre (Amphitheatrum Flavium). Colosseum is a nickname which is thought to have been derived from a giant statue of Nero nearby which was called Colossus, after the Colossus of Rhodes)