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Colise`um

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A magnificent amphitheatre in Rome, begun under Vespasian and finished under Titus; it rose from the area by 80 tiers of seats, and could contain 80,000 spectators; it was here the gladiators fought with wild beasts, and also the early Christians.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Colise`um'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​c/coliseum.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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