In the heart of Rome, Italy, lies a massive stone amphitheater known as the Roman Colosseum. Commissioned around 70-72 A.D. by Emperor Vespasian of the Flavian Dynasty as a gift to the Roman people. The largest amphitheater in the Roman world would become a stage for Gladiator battles, animal hunts, staged naval battles and public executions. The bloody existence of the Colosseum would last nearly 400 years and claim over 400,000 lives along with over one million animals. After four centuries of victories and slaughter, this monument fell to neglect, and the section that collapsed in a 14th century earthquake was used as a source of building materials for Saint Peter’s Basilica among other buildings. Although only one third of the original Colosseum still stands, it remains a popular tourist destination, as well as a symbolic icon of Rome and its long, tumultuous history. 

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