The word battle is a loanword in English from the Old French bataille, first attested in 1297, from Late Latin battualia, meaning " exercise of soldiers and gladiators in fighting and fencing ", from Late Latin ( taken from Germanic ) battuere " beat ", from which the English word battery is also derived via Middle English batri, and comes from the staged battles in the Colosseum in Rome that may have numbered 10, 000 individuals.

It is often referred to as the masculine order because it is represented in the bottom level of the Colosseum and the Parthenon, and was therefore considered to be able to hold more weight.

It is sometimes called the feminine order because it is on the top level of the Colosseum and holding up the least weight, and also has the slenderest ratio of thickness to height.

* 315 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum at Rome to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge.

His reign is best known for financial reforms following the demise of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, the successful campaign against Judaea, and several ambitious construction projects, such as the Colosseum.

* Vespasian starts the building of the Colosseum ; the amphitheatre is used for gladiatorial games and public spectacles, such as sea battles, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas of Classical mythology.

* Manius Acilius Glabrio is commanded by Domitian to descend into the arena of the Colosseum to fight a lion.

* The Colosseum is badly damaged by fire ( lightning ) which destroys the wooden upper levels of the amphitheater.

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This is the origin of the Arch of Titus and the Arch of Constantine, not far from the Colosseum, or perhaps near a battle site as is the case for the Tropaeum Traiani.

It is said that all in the entire Colosseum audience were converted to Christianity upon witnessing this miracle.

It is said that all in the entire Colosseum audience were converted Christianity upon witnessing this miracle.

* The Colosseum is restored after being damaged.

When orders are superposed one above another, as they are at the Flavian Amphitheater — the Colosseum — the natural progression is from sturdiest and plainest ( Doric ) at the bottom, to slenderest and richest ( Corinthian ) at the top.

* Crassus appears in a third season episode of Xena: Warrior Princess, where he is beheaded in the Colosseum.

* July 25 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum at Rome to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge.

The Colosseum, or the Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre ( Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo ), is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire, built of concrete and stone.

Although in the 21st century it stays partially ruined because of damage caused by devastating earthquakes and stone-robbers, the Colosseum is an iconic symbol of Imperial Rome.

It is one of Rome's most popular tourist attractions and still has close connections with the Roman Catholic Church, as each Good Friday the Pope leads a torchlit " Way of the Cross " procession that starts in the area around the Colosseum.

The Colosseum is also depicted on the Italian version of the five-cent euro coin.

This name is still used in modern English, but generally the structure is better known as the Colosseum.

The incorporation of jazz into the music of bands like Soft Machine and Can also contributed to the development of the jazz rock of bands like Colosseum.

He also had the head of the Colossus of Nero adjacent to the Colosseum replaced with his own portrait, gave it a club and placed a bronze lion at its feet to make it look like Hercules, and added an inscription boasting of being " the only left-handed fighter to conquer twelve times one thousand men ".

In antiquity, Romans may have referred to the Colosseum by the unofficial name Amphitheatrum Caesareum ; this name could have been strictly poetic as it was not exclusive to the Colosseum ; Vespasian and Titus, builders of the Colosseum, also constructed an amphitheater of the same name in Puteoli ( modern Pozzuoli ).

Vespasian's decision to build the Colosseum on the site of Nero's lake can also be seen as a populist gesture of returning to the people an area of the city which Nero had appropriated for his own use.

He also added a gallery to the top of the Colosseum to increase its seating capacity.

Additionally, bird migration, flower blooming, and the growth of Rome that caused the Colosseum to become embedded within the modern city centre rather than on the outskirts of the ancient city, as well as deliberate transport of species, are also contributing causes.

Colosseum or coliseum may also refer to:

During his reign, he proceeded with several building projects in Rome, " including the Thermae Deciane or Baths of Decius on the Aventine ", which was completed in 252 and survived through to the 16th century ; Decius also acted to repair the Colosseum, which had been damaged by lightning strikes.

There are also accounts of the Colosseum ’ s floor being flooded to hold mock naval battles for the public to watch.

It has also led to a small cottage industry of sorts, selling souvenirs emblazoned with the monument, including one sweatshirt showing Big Ben in London, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Colosseum in Rome, and of course, the Big Chicken in Marietta.

Curvilinear Riverside Drive also has many beautiful pre-war houses and larger buildings, including the graceful curving apartment buildings — The Paterno and The Colosseum ( apartment building ) by Schwartz & Gross — at 116th St and Riverside Drive.

A special edition of the game was also released, which included a bonus disc containing demos and gameplay videos of other games released around the time, including Mario Party 5, Pokémon Colosseum, and Kirby Air Ride, among others.

Aside from the story mode, Colosseum also features several non-canonical battle modes.

Players may also connect with Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, and Pokémon Colosseum, which allows them to obtain over 350 Pokémon.

FireRed and LeafGreen also have the ability to connect to the Nintendo GameCube and interact with Pokémon Box: Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon Colosseum.

The Pantheon was a favorite building and preoccupied his time during the trip, while the Colosseum and the Baths of Caracalla were also held in high regard.

Nicks also played one night exclusive shows at The Colosseum again in August 2005 and December 2006.

He was also part of the very influential jazz rock band Colosseum II with Jon Hiseman, Gary Moore and John Mole which also formed the core band that recorded Andrew Lloyd Webber's variations on a theme of Paganini, simply called Variations.

In 1749, Pope Benedict XIV endorsed as official Church policy the view that the Colosseum was a sacred site where early Christians had been martyred.

In the Middle Ages, the Colosseum was clearly not regarded as a sacred site.

It was not included in the itineraries compiled for the use of pilgrims nor in works such as the 12th century Mirabilia Urbis Romae (" Marvels of the City of Rome "), which claims the Circus Flaminius – but not the Colosseum – as the site of martyrdoms.

It appears to have been only in the 16th and 17th centuries that the Colosseum came to be regarded as a Christian site.

An Italian engineer mapping the site ( presumably for a railroad station ) named the city streets of Palermo, Colosseum, Naples, Venice, Genoa, and Vatican.

Although the site of Telemachus ' martyrdom is often given as being the Colosseum in Rome, Theodoret does not actually specify where it happened, saying merely that it happened in " the stadium ".

But he also built the Via dei Fori Imperiali across the middle of the site, supposedly in order that he could see the Colosseum from his office window.

Regio III took its name from the sanctuary of Isis, in the area of the modern Labicana street, containing the valley which was to be the future site of the Colosseum, and parts of the Oppian and Esquiline hills.