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The Roman Colosseum opened with one hundred days of games

Emperor Titus inaugurated the massive stone amphitheatre in 80 CE for gladiatorial spectacles

Begun under Emperor Vespasian and completed by his son Titus in 80 CE, the Flavian Amphitheatre held up to fifty thousand spectators. Engineers incorporated complex vaulted arches and underground passageways to host gladiatorial combat, wild animal hunts, and mock naval battles in central Rome.

Gezicht in Rome met drie zuilen van de Tempel van Jupiter Stator en het Colosseum, RP-P-OB-17.764 — Rijksmuseum · CC0 · licence · source

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Emperor Titus inaugurated the massive stone amphitheatre in 80 CE for gladiatorial spectacles. The figure is taken from UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.