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A 1757
engraving
of the
Colosseum
, an elliptical
amphitheatre
in the center of the city of
Rome
,
Italy
, the largest ever built in the
Roman Empire
. It is one of the greatest works of
Roman architecture
and
Roman engineering
. Construction started between 70 and 72 AD under the emperor
Vespasian
and was completed in 80 AD under
Titus
.
Engraver:
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
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