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How did the Colosseum, a stadium built for public killing in ancient Rome, survive almost 2,000 years?
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How did the Colosseum, a stadium built for public killing in ancient Rome, survive almost 2,000 years? We stand in one spot and watch it change, century by century, from Nero's lake in AD 70 to today.
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