NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Coliseum

Coliseum may refer to:

The following structures:
- Araneta Coliseum, one of the biggest coliseums in Asia. Located at the Philippines
- The Colosseum, or Flavian Amphitheatre, Rome
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
- The Coliseum Theatre, London.
- The Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee
- Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California
A jazz-rock band named Colosseum.

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Categories: Disambiguation The Araneta Coliseum is the largest indoor facility in Southeast Asia (dome diameter: 108 meters). ... World map showing location of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of Eurasia, defined by subtracting Europe from Eurasia. ... The Colosseum in Rome, Italy: an exterior view of the best-preserved section. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus â€“ SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area - City Proper 1290 kmÂ² Population - City (2004) - Metropolitan - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium located in Exposition Park in Los Angeles, California, near the campus of the University of Southern California. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... The London Coliseum The Coliseum Theatre is one of Londons largest and best equipped theatres, opening in 1904. ... The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... See Coliseum for the structure in Rome, or Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the structure in Los Angeles. ... The Nashville skyline Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ... McAfee Coliseum is a stadium located in Oakland, California that is used for football and baseball games. ... Aerial view looking west over downtown Oakland, Lake Merritt and the Port of Oakland. ... Colosseum is a British jazz-rock band considered also a part of the early roots of progressive rock. ...

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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Coliseum (1807 words)
	Lanciani attributes the collapse of the western portion of the shell to the earthquake of September, 1349, mentioned by Petrarch.
	The last shows seen in the Coliseum were given in the early part of the sixth century, one by Eutaricus Cilia, son-in-law of Theodoric, in 519, and a second in 523 by Anicius Maximus.
	Thus at a moment when the Coliseum stood in grave danger of demolition it was saved by the pious belief which placed it in the category of monuments dearest to Christians, the monuments of the early martyrs.

Coliseum of Rome (996 words)
	Although the typical Coliseum of Rome combatants were trained gladiators, convicted criminals and prisoners of war, occasionally glory-seeking individuals volunteered to fight.
	The Coliseum of Rome event organizers recognized that they had to keep the death rate down if they were to have enough gladiators show up (but not too low lest the spectators stayed home).
	Language sleuths are not sure whether the Romans were referring to the immense scale of the Coliseum of Rome or to the fact that it stood near the colossus ("tall statue") of Nero.

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