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A picture map of the Roman Colosseum.	This is one of the best pictures I have put together of the Colosseum. It is a section of the building and of the ground under it!	The Amphitheatre of Claudius
A map of ancient Rome with the Colosseum at the centre	A christian sent to death ab bestias.	A gladiator defending himself from an attacking lion.
A gladiator defending himself from wild beasts in the Circus Maximus	A Retiarius and Secutor gladiators jousing. The lanista looks on to referee the match.	A gladiator's bronze helmet found at Pompeii
The helmet was an essential element of armor for certain types of gladiator	A bronze gladiator's shield	Gladiators fighting at a funeral.

The Colosseum: | Amphitheatres in Ancient Rome| Structure of the Colosseum | The games at the Colosseum | Capital punishment | Organisation of the animal shows | Shows with Wild Beasts | Naval war games Naumachiae  | Why the Colosseum? | Gladiators and Christians | Rise and Fall of the Gladiators | Pictures of the Colosseum |

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