mar 31, 70 - Colosseuem

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The concept of the Colosseum grew from the custom of wealthy Romans holding funeral games to honor the dead. Eventually the provision of the Gladiatorial Games were seen as a method to please the Roman gods and goddesses and avert Rome from disaster. The Colosseum was the emperor's gift to the Romans. Without doubts it was not only an amphitheatre. It became a symbol of power and majesty of the emperor, Rome and Roman society.