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The world famous Colosseum, begun in 72 BC and
completed eight years later. Home to the notorious gladiator
contests and animal slaughters until the fifth century, it
now contains copious amounts of scaffolding in its new
capacity as a concert hall.
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| View from the Colosseum of the forth-century Arch of
Constantine. |
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The Pantheon, the most complete ancient Roman structure in
the city. The diameter is exactly the same as the height,
43m, and the hole in the top is 9m wide. |
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The Roman Forum, the ancient heart of the
Roman Empire, including a church built inside the remains of a
temple (left), a view of the forum area (right) from Palatine
Hill, and the House of the Vestal Virgins
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Ponte Fabricio crosses the Tiber to Isloa Tiberina,
and is the oldest intact bridge in Rome. It was built in 62
BC. |
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The circular Temple of Hercules Victor, also known
as the temple of Vesta, is the oldest surviving marble
structure in Rome, dating back to the second century BC. |
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