The Colosseum (also spelled Coliseum) was built by the Roman emperor Vespasian between 68 and 79 AD AD, as an amphitheater for spectacular games and events for the Roman people. It could hold up to 50,000 people.
- >Roman Colosseum, from NS Gill, About.com's guide to Ancient History
- The Coliseum, a poem from George, Lord Byron
- The Coliseum, another poem, this one from Edgar Allan Poe
- Roman Archaeology