> Which of the following landmarks is located in the capital of Italy?And the answer: The Colosseum. Built between the years 72 and 80 A.D., the Colosseum is an amphitheater locatedin the center of Rome Italy. With an estimated average audience of 65,000people, the Colosseum was used for gladiator contests, re-enactments of famousbattles, and dramas based on Classical mythology.The Colosseum, quite literally, stands to represent the heart of Imperial Rome.Constructed in the exact center of the city, the stadium's walls have beenadapted and sometimes even reshaped by consequent rulers, cultures andinhabitants of the ancient city. Throughout its some 2,000 years of history, ithas been a center for celebration, contest, worship and more. For example, underthe authority of Pope Benedict XIV, the massive structure was designated asacred site of the martyrdom of large numbers of believers during thepersecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. Conversely, yet another pope,Pope Sixtus V, made plans to capitalize on the large space by turning it into awool factory. Fortunately, the ancient landmark survived longer than his plans,as the idea expired upon the pope's premature death. The amphitheater housed some of the most extreme displays of entertainment knownto the Roman Empire. Accounts of the inaugural games held by Roman emperor Titusin 80 A.D. describe the stadium being filled with water for a display ofspecially trained swimming horses and bulls. To this day, it is unclear how thearena could have been waterproofed. Some argue that the reports either have thelocation wrong, or that the Colosseum originally featured a wide floodablechannel down its central axis (which would later have been replaced by theseries of tunnels below, the hypogeum). Want to learn more? Check out the video below:Or check out this History.com article[https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/colosseum].