A Brief History of the World

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A Brief History of the World
Harmon Bay Niver
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A grand triumph was given to Titus, and a splendid arch was built in memory of his vic- tory. Carved in relief upon the arch one may ARCH OP TITUS still see the trumpets and vessels THE RUINS OF THE COLOSSEUM brought from Jerusalem, and the seven-branched candlestick which stood in the Holy of Holies, or inner temple.
Vespasian and his son Titus built the most famous building CHRISTIAN MARTYRS IN THE COLOSSEUM 170 ANCIENT PEOPLES AND THEIR HEROES that still remains to remind us of the grandeur
...of Rome. This was the Col-os-se'-um, or Fla'-vi-an Am-phi-the'-a-tre, so called from the family name of the builders. It could accommodate eighty thousand people, and was used for the amusements which the Roman emperors gave the people. When it was dedicated, or first opened, it is said that five thousand wild beasts were killed in the arena by the trained gladiators. Then there was chariot racing and an exhibition of naval warfare, for the great arena could be turned into a lake large enough for ships to sail on.

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