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Pompeii: amphitheatre The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, showing the exterior of the ancient stone amphitheater with its multiple arches and partially ruined upper levels. Colosseum Capua Pula: amphitheatre El Jem: Roman amphitheatre El Jem: Roman amphitheatre Figure 10: Ruins of a wall of the Colosseum, Rome, built by the emperors Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian, c. AD 72-80. Rome: Colosseum Exterior view of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, showing its massive stone arches and partially ruined upper level, with tourists walking around the base.
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D.L. Bomgardner, The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre (2000).

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 07, 2026
Add new Web site: Historic UK - Amphitheatres and Gladiators in Roman Britain. Jun 09, 2026
Media added. Jun 19, 2015
New bibliography added. Apr 01, 2013
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Amphitheater. Sep 19, 2011
Add new Web site: Encyclopaedia Romana - Pompeii Amphitheater. Sep 19, 2011
Add new Web site: Kidipede History for Kids - Roman Amphitheater. Sep 19, 2011
Add new Web site: Kidipede History for Kids - Roman Amphitheater. Sep 19, 2011
Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Ancient Roman Entertainment. Sep 19, 2011
Add new Web site: The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Theater and Amphitheater. Sep 19, 2011
Add new Web site: Sacred Destinations - Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Sep 19, 2011
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Colosseum, Rome. Sep 19, 2011
Add new Web site: Encyclopaedia Romana - Pompeii Amphitheater. Sep 19, 2011
Media added. Jan 19, 2007
Article revised. Aug 23, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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