firey21 on September 1st, 2022 at 14:30 UTC »
Well yea, wasn’t built in a day.
bjfleming2357 on September 1st, 2022 at 14:41 UTC »
It was probably begun about 73-75 A.D. and was almost completed in 79 when Vespasian died, for Vespasian's older son Titus dedicated it in 809 with 100 days of games on one day of which 5000 men and animals were said to have been slaughtered.
standout_powerline on September 1st, 2022 at 14:41 UTC »
I don't see any hay bales to dive into.
![image showing Went to the Colosseum today. Apparently the Roman's built the whole thing in just 8 years. [OC]](26c7e190-d1e2-5feb-875e-80ac80269377.jpg)
firey21 on September 1st, 2022 at 14:30 UTC »
Well yea, wasn’t built in a day.
bjfleming2357 on September 1st, 2022 at 14:41 UTC »
It was probably begun about 73-75 A.D. and was almost completed in 79 when Vespasian died, for Vespasian's older son Titus dedicated it in 809 with 100 days of games on one day of which 5000 men and animals were said to have been slaughtered.
standout_powerline on September 1st, 2022 at 14:41 UTC »
I don't see any hay bales to dive into.