[DOC] [TLE] Colosseum - Wikipedia [PAR] The Colosseum or Coliseum also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre is an oval 
amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of concrete and sand, it 
is the largest amphitheatre ever built. The Colosseum is situated just east of the 
Roman Forum. ... The name Colosseum has long been believed to be derived 
from a colossal... [DOC] [TLE] The-Colosseum.net: martyrs [PAR] Were Christians ever tortured and killed in the Colosseum? ... though the Church 
for many years has credited the story of Christian martyrs finding death ... had it 
been popularly regarded as a shrine consecrated by the blood, not merely of ... 
not look on passively while a great memorial of Rome's past was being destroyed
. [DOC] [TLE] The Roman Colosseum - Crystalinks [PAR] The Colosseum or Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: ... 
workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry and a Christian 
shrine. ... The name Colosseum has long been believed to be derived from a 
colossal statue ... a great triumphal monument built in the Roman tradition of 
celebrating great... [DOC] [TLE] CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Coliseum - New Advent [PAR] Known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, commenced A.D. 72 by Vespasian, the first 
of the ... The story of a bullfight in 1332, in which eighteen youths of the Roman ... 
The opinion of the saintly pontiff, however, does not seem to have been ... 
consecrated by the blood of Christian martyrs that he authorized its use for 
bullfights. [DOC] [TLE] Colosseum - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] Nov 6, 2012 ... The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre is a large ellipsoid arena built in the first 
century CE under the Roman emperors of the Flavian dynasty: Vespasian. ... 
Inside, the theatre must have been even more impressive when the three ... of 
spectators went for lunch), particularly the killing of Christian martyrs. [DOC] [TLE] 8 Interesting Facts You Might Not Have Known About The Colosseum [PAR] Aug 6, 2016 ... 1) Colosseum was built as a monument of victory for the Roman people, not the 
Emperor. ... the disastrous Great Fire of 64 AD) by the magnificent amphitheater. 
.... the central axis of the arena that could have drained all the water. ... Since 
then the Colosseum has been associated with Christian martyrdom,... [DOC] [TLE] Catacombs of Rome and Early Martyrs - Bible Probe [PAR] Read the real prison diary of early Christian martyr Perpetua and sacrifices by ... 
The catacombs were used for both memorial services and internment of the dead
. .... The beginning and ending are related by an editor/narrator; the central text .... 
Therefore, since the Holy Spirit has permitted the story of this contest to be... [DOC] [TLE] Colosseum - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Jun 6, 2013 ... A map of central Rome during the Roman Empire, with the Colosseum .... They 
were also occasionally used for executions in which the hero of the storyplayed 
by a ... The Colosseum has long been regarded as having been the scene of ... a 
procession to the amphitheater in memory of Christian martyrs. [DOC] [TLE] LacusCurtius  The Roman Amphitheater (Smith's Dictionary, 1875) [PAR] Jun 3, 2014 ... The major entry in William Smith's Dictionary of Greek & Roman Antiquities. ... For 
example, we are told that a wooden amphitheatre, which was built at ... the 
erection of the Amphitheatrum Flavium, or, as it has been called since ... 1750, 
Benedict XIV consecrated it to Christians who had been martyred in it. [DOC] [TLE] The Colosseum - Nerone the Insider's Guide to Rome [PAR] The most important amphitheatre was the wooden structure built c.30 BC by 
Statilius ... Despite Colosseum's sinister associations its construction is a 
memorial to Roman ... Later the central area used for fighting was enriched with 
spectacular ... The attic storey has sockets for wooden poles which were used to 
support a... [DOC] [TLE] The Colosseum as an Enduring Icon of Rome - Western Illinois ... [PAR] while the Circus Maximus has been neglected by many people, despite it being 
older ... 2 Katherine E. Welch, The Roman Amphitheatre: From Its Origins

Question: This 4-storied amphitheater of central Rome has been consecrated as a monument to Christian martyrdom
Answer: the Colosseum