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I visited Rome in early April and the Colosseumwas packed with herds of student groups and tourists. I was quite surprised having heard some reviews about it being a bit abandoned. There were loads of people outside offering you a guide tour for €10 but I thought it was a bit overpriced....
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I must admit that part of my fascination with the Colosseum comes from the film Gladiator starring Russel Crowe. When we got there, it seemed surreal to be standing where so much history had happened. The ruin seemed familiar from pictures and film, but there I was in front of it!
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The Colosseum is truly a breathtaking marvel, and not just for its massive size, but its historical background. It is a popular destination of Rome and not without reason. It's the largest amphitheater of the Roman Empire, the site of numerous gladiatorial fights and public spectacles. When you...
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I’m a tour guide. I talk to people nearly daily that say “oh, we’re going to try to do Rome in 3 days”, and just as often I talk to people that tried and failed to do Rome in 3 days. Yes, you can see a lot of Rome in a few days, but in my opinion (yes, I know I am a much more hardcore...
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For the connoisseurs, the Colosseum is the most veritable piece of history in Rome. For the ones who don’t know very much of it, the Colosseum is one of the popular places that tourists go to Rome to see. In the days of Ancient Rome, the oval shaped Colosseum was the largest arena in the world...
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The Colosseum is a building everyone must visit at least once. It is the most impressive building Rome has. It was also called the Flavian Amphitheater and it could host 55.00 spectators. There were 80 entrances and the shows were live fights. Though today only ruins remain it still stands high...
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Of course you're going to go to the colesseum no matter what someone on a tourist site like this says, and you should. However, unlike someone else's review that I just read, I'd like to point out that you don't have to wait in line, even in early August!
My girlfriend and I went...
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The Roman Coliseum is one of the impressive buildings in all of Rome. This building has been used in many famous movies such as Gladiator and Spartacus. At point in time this building was used as a giant amphitheater. More or less this was one of the most popular entertainment venues in Rome....
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