Colosseum Archs
by Ivete Basso Photography
Title
Colosseum Archs
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Ivete Basso Photography
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Photograph
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Construction of the Ancient Roman Colosseum was started by Emperor Vespasian in 70 A.D. After Vespasian's death in 79 A.D. his son Titus completed and inaugurated the Roman Colosseum in 80 A.D. The opening ceremony is documented to have lasted 100 days and between 5000 and 11000 wild animals were killed.
Further alterations and improvements were made to the Roman Colosseum by Emperor Titus' younger brother, Emperor Domitian, who included a series of underground passages and rooms (the hypogeum) to lodge the slaves and wild animals. A gallery was also added to the top of the Colosseum to increase its seating capacity to around 65 000 people.
During its use the ancient Roman Colosseum was damaged by two events: a fire in 217 A.D. and an earthquake in 443 A.D., but was repaired both times. The Colosseum was used for gladiatorial combat until about 435 A.D. and wild animal hunts continued until the early 6th Century.
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January 9th, 2013
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Lois Bryan
I love this capture, Ivete ... wonderful light and shadow!!!!
Ivete Basso Photography replied:
Thanks Lois. Appreciate your nice comment. Thanks for visit my Gallery.