The largest amphitheatre of the ancient world — where empires roared and 50,000 Romans cheered.
Commissioned by the emperor Vespasian in 72 AD and completed by his son Titus eight years later, the Flavian Amphitheatre — known to history as the Colosseum — could seat 50,000 spectators for gladiatorial combat, beast hunts and re-enacted naval battles.
After centuries of earthquakes, stone-robbing and neglect, what remains is still the largest amphitheatre ever built. Two-thirds of the original structure is gone — but enough survives to make the Colosseum the defining icon of imperial Rome.
Tickets are sold by the Parco Archeologico del Colosseo and include access to the Roman Forum and the Palatine Hill. Book online at least a few days ahead.
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