Rome & Lazio - Italy - page 153

Sleeping

69 Caesar House E3

70 Duca d'Alba F2

71 Residenza Maritti D3

Eating

72 Enoteca Provincia Romana C1

73 Fatamorgana G2

74 La Carbonara G1

75 Mercato di Circo Massimo B6

Drinking & Nightlife

76 0,75 C7

77 2 Periodico Caffè F2

78 Ai Tre Scalini F1

79 Caffè Capitolino B3

80 Cavour 313 E3

Shopping

81 Tina Sondergaard F1

Colosseum
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( 06 3996 7700; www.coopculture.it ; Piazza del Colosseo; adult/reduced incl Roman Forum & Palatino
€12/7.50; 8.30am-1hr before sunset; Colosseo) A monument to raw, merciless power, the
Colosseum (Colosseo) is the most thrilling of Rome's ancient sights. It was here that gla-
diators met in mortal combat and condemned prisoners fought off wild beasts in front of
baying, bloodthirsty crowds. Two thousand years on it still exerts a powerful hold, draw-
ing up to five million visitors a year.
Built by Vespasian (r AD 69−79), the Colosseum was inaugurated in AD 80. To mark
the occasion, Vespasian's son and successor Titus (r AD 79−81) staged games that lasted
100 days and nights, during which some 5000 animals were slaughtered.