2. The Colosseum is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the
city of Rome, Italy.
The Colosseum was built in a valley, after having dried a small lake
that Nerone used for the Domus Aurea, between the hills of Palatine,
Esquilino and Celio. Emperor Titus inaugurated the Colosseum in 80,
but 2 years later they finished the works that included the last floor.
4. One of the most popular myths about the Colosseum is
related to the naval battles that were supposedly disputed in
the enclosure, where the stage was filled with water and the
so-called Naumachia took place.
This hypothesis is supported
by the existence of rooms,
dressing rooms and other
underground rooms, under
the great stage of wood and
sand that existed.
