So long as the colosseum stands, rome also stands
The dedication of the Colosseum in 80 doubtless raised the morale of the populace after the volcanic eruption of Vesuvius, the famine and epidemic that followed and the great fire in Rome in 79 and 80. Alfoldy suggests that on the right was probably the word NOVUM, thus designating the building: " New Amphitheater." In β