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The coliseum was built under the Flavian emperors in 70 and 72 AD.in Rome
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Bloody fights were held with 70,000 watching others fight to the death
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Gladiator fights were outlawed in 438 AD.
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The same year as the outlawing of gladiator fights, scavengers started looting the coliseum.
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Pope Benedict stopped the looting of the coliseum
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In 1744 Pope Benedict turned the coliseum into a holy site
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The coliseum is no longer used and is now a popular place to go to in Rome
