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View of the underground rooms of the Colosseum. The Flavian amphitheater, built between 72 and 80 AD, has two floors built below the cavea, using what was perhaps the pond of Nero.
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Fanizza, I. (2012, July 31). Colosseum Floor (Hypogea). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/790/colosseum-floor-hypogea/
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Fanizza, Irene. "Colosseum Floor (Hypogea)." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 31, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/790/colosseum-floor-hypogea/.
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Fanizza, Irene. "Colosseum Floor (Hypogea)." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 31 Jul 2012. Web. 17 Apr 2024.
