- 1羅馬競技場（中國大陸較常說「羅馬鬥獸場」）
The Colosseum is a famous building in Rome: a huge round theatre with no roof — an amphitheatre — built in the first century, about two thousand years ago. Emperors put on shows there as entertainment: fights between gladiators (trained fighters), and fights with wild animals. Though actually, its old official name was the Amphitheatrum Flavium, after the Flavian family who built it. Colosseum is a later, medieval name, from a Latin word meaning gigantic, because a giant statue once stood nearby — and because the building itself felt gigantic. Today it is a ruin, and one of the most visited ancient buildings in the world. People sometimes write Coliseum for a modern sports hall; Colosseum, with this spelling, usually means this one building in Rome.
組成From Latin colossēum, from colosseus “gigantic”, from Ancient Greek κολοσσιαῖος, from κολοσσός (kolossós), a giant statue. Medieval name for the classical Amphitheatrum Flavium. On the surface: colossus + -eum (a place).
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Colosseumname/ˌkɒ.ləˈsiː.əm/
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The largest stadium in the Roman empire, located near the center of Rome.
- The Colosseum (known at the time as the Flavian Amphitheater) in Rome was the empire's greatest amphitheater. A marvel of Roman engineering, the Colosseum could hold up to 70,000 spectators.
- The Colosseum’s elliptical shape is 617 feet long, 512 feet across, and 159 feet high.
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