why is the roman colosseum destroyed
The Colosseum is damaged because of natural disasters, in particular, earthquakes. There have also been people throughout the ages who have broken away pieces of this great structure to keep as souvenirs. The Colosseum was built between 70 A.D. and 72 A.D. and took about a decade to build.osted on. (Answer #1). The Colosseum in Rome has been damaged both by natural disaster and simply by the fact that it is so old. The building was started around 70 AD and completely finished by 80 AD, so it is only a few decades less than two thousand years old.