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The Colosseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheater, is an amphitheater in Rome, capable of seating 45,000 spectators, which was once used for gladiatorial combat

Its construction began under the Emperor Vespasian in 72 A.D. and was completed by his son, Domitian, in the 80s A.D.

It was built near the site of Nero's enormous palace, the Domus Aurea, which had been built after the great fire of Rome in 64

Some historians opine that the construction of the Colosseum might have been financed by the looting of King Herod the Great's Temple in Jerusalem which occurred about 70 A.D.

Dio Cassius said that 9000 wild animals were killed in the one hundred days of celebration which inaugurated the amphitheatre opening

The legend says the Colosseum's name was derived from a colossus (a very tall statue) of Nero nearby

This statue was later remodeled by Nero's successors into the likeness of Sol the sun god by adding the appropriate solar crown