"Beasley Coliseum Beasley Coliseum is a general-purpose arena on the campus of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. Opened in June 1973, its current seating capacity is 11,671 for basketball. It is the home venue for both the Cougars men's and women's basketball teams of the Pac-12 Conference. The arena was renamed in 1981 for Wallis Beasley (1915–2008), a long-time sociology professor and executive vice shortly before his retirement from the university. He was WSU's faculty representative for athletics in the 1960s and also served as interim university For its first eight years, the venue was known as The building"
"Colosseum The Colosseum or Coliseum ( ), also known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: ""Amphitheatrum Flavium""; Italian: ""Anfiteatro Flavio"" or ""Colosseo"" ), is an oval amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy. Built of travertine, tuff, and brick-faced concrete, it is the largest amphitheatre ever built. The Colosseum is situated just east of the Roman Forum. Construction began under the emperor Vespasian in AD 72, and was completed in AD 80 under his successor and heir Titus. Further modifications were made during the reign of Domitian (81–96). These three emperors are known as the Flavian dynasty, and"
"coin. The Colosseum's original Latin name was ""Amphitheatrum Flavium"", often anglicized as ""Flavian Amphitheatre"". The building was constructed by emperors of the Flavian dynasty, following the reign of Nero. This name is still used in modern English, but generally the structure is better known as the Colosseum. In antiquity, Romans may have referred to the Colosseum by the unofficial name ""Amphitheatrum Caesareum"" (with ""Caesareum"" an adjective pertaining to the title ""Caesar""), but this name may 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"
"glyph at the top. In addition, the Colosseum is elliptical (oval-shaped) in reality, but it was made circular for ""Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"", since devising shadows for different sides of the buildings would have ""driven game designers nuts"". The iconic status of the Colosseum has led it to be featured in numerous films, such as ""Roman Holiday"", ""Demetrius and the Gladiators"", ""20 Million Miles to Earth"", ""Way of the Dragon"", ""Gladiator"" (in which it was re-created via CGI), """", ""The Core"", ""The Lizzie McGuire Movie"", ""Jumper"", and the animated movie """". Colosseum The Colosseum or Coliseum ( ), also known as"
"what was still known as the Flavian amphitheatre. The Colossus did eventually fall, possibly being pulled down to reuse its bronze. By the year 1000 the name ""Colosseum"" had been coined to refer to the amphitheatre. The statue itself was largely forgotten and only its base survives, situated between the Colosseum and the nearby Temple of Venus and Roma. The name further evolved to ""Coliseum"" during the Middle Ages. In Italy, the amphitheatre is still known as ""il Colosseo"", and other Romance languages have come to use similar forms such as ""Coloseumul"" (Romanian), ""le Colisée"" (French), ""el Coliseo"" (Spanish) and"
"Flavian Amphitheatre in Rome, more generally known as the Colosseum, is the archetypal and the largest amphitheatre. Built from 72 to 80 AD, it remains as an icon of ancient Rome. Its building and arena dimensions are 188 × 156 and 86 × 54 meters respectively. It was commissioned by the Emperor Vespasian for the capital city of the ancient Roman Empire from 70-80 AD but was not completed and opened until 80 AD by his son Titus, as a gift for the people of Rome. The Amphitheatre of Pompeii is the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre. It is located in"
"as the amphitheatre, which became the characteristic Roman spectacle venue, and stadium. Greek-style athletics included footraces, boxing, wrestling, and the pancratium. Aquatic displays, such as the mock sea battle ""(naumachia)"" and a form of ""water ballet"", were presented in engineered pools. State-supported theatrical events ""(ludi scaenici)"" took place on temple steps or in grand stone theatres, or in the smaller enclosed theatre called an ""odeum"". Circuses were the largest structure regularly built in the Roman world, though the Greeks had their own architectural traditions for the similarly purposed hippodrome. The Flavian Amphitheatre, better known as the Colosseum, became the regular"
"Roman Forum The Roman Forum, also known by its Latin name Forum Romanum (), is a rectangular forum (plaza) surrounded by the ruins of several important ancient government buildings at the center of the city of Rome. Citizens of the ancient city referred to this space, originally a marketplace, as the ', or simply the '. For centuries the Forum was the center of day-to-day life in Rome: the site of triumphal processions and elections; the venue for public speeches, criminal trials, and gladiatorial matches; and the nucleus of commercial affairs. Here statues and monuments commemorated the city's great men."
"Coliseum (Barcelona) Coliseum or Cinema Coliseum is a theatre and cinema in Barcelona, located on 595-599 Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, in the intersection with Rambla de Catalunya. It opened in 1923 and remains one of the biggest film theatres in the city as well of an iconic building of 1920s monumental architecture. It was designed by Francesc de Paula Nebot, in an eclectic style closely related to the French Beaux Arts movement, and partially based upon the Opera Garnier in Paris. Among the artists in charge of its profuse ornamentation and luxurious decoration are Pere Ricart, Fernández Casals,"
"AD, Vespasian built a new, much larger stone amphitheatre in Rome. This was the ""Amphitheatrum Flavium"", today known as the Colosseum. Amphitheater of Statilius Taurus The Amphitheatre of Statilius Taurus () was an amphitheatre in ancient Rome. The amphitheatre was inaugurated in 29 BC. Earlier arenas were temporary structures that were disassembled after the event. The amphitheatre was built by Titus Statilius Taurus, who paid for it from his own resources. Statilius Taurus was a successful general and politician in the time of emperor Augustus and had gathered much wealth during his career. For the inauguration he also paid for"
"the theater of Marcellus. Construction of the Flavian Amphitheatre, presently better known as the Colosseum (probably after the nearby statue), was begun in 70 under Vespasian and finally completed in 80 under Titus. In addition to providing spectacular entertainments to the Roman populace, the building was also conceived as a gigantic triumphal monument to commemorate the military achievements of the Flavians during the Jewish wars. Adjacent to the amphitheatre, within the precinct of Nero's Golden House, Titus also ordered the construction of a new public bath-house, which was to bear his name. Construction of this building was hastily finished to"
"first and several added later, with the Forum Romanum being the most famous. The greatest arena in the Roman world, the Colosseum, was completed around 80 AD at the far end of that forum. It held over 50,000 spectators, had retractable fabric coverings for shade, and could stage massive spectacles including huge gladiatorial contests and mock naval battles. This masterpiece of Roman architecture epitomizes Roman engineering efficiency and incorporates all three architectural orders – Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. Less celebrated but just as important if not more so for most Roman citizens, was the five-story ""insula"" or city block, the"
"and Latin. ""Greco-Roman"" architecture is the architecture of the Roman world that followed the principles and style established in ancient Greece. The most representative building of that era was the temple. Other prominent structures that represented the style included government buildings, like the Roman Senate, and cultural structures, like the Colosseum. The three primary styles of column design used in temples in classical Greece were Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. Some examples of Doric architecture are the Parthenon and the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens, while the Erechtheum, which is located right next to the Parthenon is Ionic. The Romans made"
"Temple of Caesar The Temple of Caesar or Temple of Divus Iulius (; ), also known as Temple of the Deified Julius Caesar, ""delubrum"", ""heroon"" or Temple of the Comet Star, is an ancient structure in the Roman Forum of Rome, Italy, located near the ""Regia"" and the Temple of Vesta. The temple was begun by Augustus in 42 BC after the senate deified Julius Caesar posthumously. Augustus dedicated the prostyle temple (it is still unknown whether its order was Ionic, Corinthian or composite) to Caesar, his adoptive father, on 18 August 29 BC, after the Battle of Actium. It"
"of imperial glory. The Roman Coliseum for example, was commissioned by Emperor Vespasian. Public statuary was widespread, depicting mythical and heroic figures. The frieze that is carved into the Marcus Column, located at the Campus Martius, depicts the figure of Victory, and would have been commissioned to honour successful military campaigns waged by Marcus Aurelius. Ancient Roman culture was anti-intellectual and held artists in low esteem, in contrast to ancient cultures such as the Greek or Babylonian. Despite this, however, the sheer amount of surviving artworks commissioned at the height of the Roman Empire are a testament to the rulers'"
"Coliseum ""Court of Honor"" plaque by the Coliseum commissioners. On November 16, 2000, in honor of his more than five decades of public service, the City of Los Angeles renamed the landmark Department of Water and Power's General Office Building to the John Ferraro Building. The building was designed by the architects AC Martin Partners, Inc. and opened in 1964. The Margaret and John Ferraro Chair in Effective Local Government was established at the School of Policy, Planning and Development of the University of Southern California. Access to some ""Los Angeles Times"" links may require the use of a library"
"the amphitheatre was named in Latin for its association with their family name ""(Flavius)"". The Colosseum could hold, it is estimated, between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators, having an average audience of some 65,000; it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles (for only a short time as the ""hypogeum"" was soon filled in with mechanisms to support the other activities), animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology. The building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era. It was later reused for such purposes as"
"epigram celebrating the symbolic significance of the statue, ""Quandiu stabit coliseus, stabit et Roma; quando cadit coliseus, cadet et Roma; quando cadet Roma, cadet et mundus"" (""as long as the Colossus stands, so shall Rome; when the Colossus falls, Rome shall fall; when Rome falls, so falls the world""). This is often mistranslated to refer to the Colosseum rather than the Colossus (as in, for instance, Byron's poem ""Childe Harold's Pilgrimage""). However, at the time that Bede wrote, the masculine noun ""coliseus"" was applied to the statue rather than to what was still known as the Flavian Amphitheatre. Colossus of"
"and the amphitheatre of Flavius, known as the Colosseum and still occasionally used for theatrical performances and concerts. The main modern theatres are: the Teatro dell'Opera, the Teatro Argentina, the Teatro Sistina, the Teatro Eliseo, the Teatro Valle, the Teatro Quirino, the Sala Umberto, the Colosseum and the Teatro Brancaccio. The largest Roman fountains are the monumental ones, most of which were built by Popes in the early modern age: the Trevi Fountain, the Fontana dell'Felice Acqua (or ""the Moses""), the Quattro Fontane, the Fountain Barcaccia, the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, the Fontana del Nettuno and the Fontana delle Naiadi"
"Colossus of Nero The Colossus of Nero (Colossus Neronis) was a bronze statue that the Emperor Nero (37–68 AD) created in the vestibule of his Domus Aurea, the imperial villa complex which spanned a large area from the north side of the Palatine Hill, across the Velian ridge to the Esquiline Hill. It was modified by Nero's successors into a statue of the sun god Sol. The statue was eventually moved to a spot outside the Flavian Amphitheatre, which (according to one of the more popular theories) became known, by its proximity to the Colossus, as the Colosseum. The last"
"in 1947. Flavian Amphitheater (Pozzuoli) The Flavian Amphitheater ( ), located in Pozzuoli, is the third largest Roman amphitheater in Italy. Only the Roman Colosseum and the Capuan Amphitheater are larger. It was likely built by the same architects who previously constructed the Roman Colosseum. The name ""Flavian Amphitheater"" is primarily associated with the Roman Colosseum. It was begun under the reign of the emperor Vespasian and probably finished under the reign of his son Titus. The arena can hold up to 50,000 spectators. The interior is mostly intact and one can still see parts of gears which were used"
"Temple of Hercules Victor The Temple of Hercules Victor ('Hercules the Winner') () or Hercules Olivarius is a Roman temple in Piazza Bocca della Verità, in the area of the Forum Boarium close to the Tiber in Rome, Italy. It is a tholos - a round temple of Greek 'peripteral' design completely encircled by a colonnade. This layout caused it to be mistaken for a temple of Vesta until it was correctly identified by Napoleon's Prefect of Rome, Camille de Tournon. Despite (or perhaps due to) the Forum Boarium's role as the cattle-market for ancient Rome, the Temple of Hercules"
"London Coliseum The London Coliseum (also known as the Coliseum Theatre) is a theatre in St Martin's Lane, Westminster, built as one of London's largest and most luxurious ""family"" variety theatres. Opened on 24 December 1904 as the London Coliseum Theatre of Varieties, it was designed by the theatrical architect Frank Matcham for the impresario Oswald Stoll. Their ambition was to build the largest and finest music hall, described as the ""people's palace of entertainment"" of its age. At the time of construction, the Coliseum was the only theatre in Europe to provide lifts for taking patrons to the upper"
"Flavian Amphitheater (Pozzuoli) The Flavian Amphitheater ( ), located in Pozzuoli, is the third largest Roman amphitheater in Italy. Only the Roman Colosseum and the Capuan Amphitheater are larger. It was likely built by the same architects who previously constructed the Roman Colosseum. The name ""Flavian Amphitheater"" is primarily associated with the Roman Colosseum. It was begun under the reign of the emperor Vespasian and probably finished under the reign of his son Titus. The arena can hold up to 50,000 spectators. The interior is mostly intact and one can still see parts of gears which were used to lift"
"tourist attraction in Rome with thousands of tourists each year entering to view the interior arena. There is now a museum dedicated to Eros located in the upper floor of the outer wall of the building. Part of the arena floor has been re-floored. Beneath the Colosseum, a network of subterranean passageways once used to transport wild animals and gladiators to the arena opened to the public in summer 2010. The Colosseum is also the site of Roman Catholic ceremonies in the 20th and 21st centuries. For instance, Pope Benedict XVI led the Stations of the Cross called the Scriptural"
"Stadium of Domitian The Stadium of Domitian (), also known as the ""Circus Agonalis"", was located to the north of the Campus Martius in Rome, Italy. The Stadium was commissioned around AD 80 by the Emperor Titus Flavius Domitianus as a gift to the people of Rome, and was used mostly for athletic contests. The Stadium of Domitian was dedicated in AD 86, as part of an Imperial building programme at the Field of Mars, following the damage or destruction of most of its buildings by fire in AD 79. It was Rome's first permanent venue for competitive athletics. It"
"subject, or where information is still pertinent today."" Comitium The Comitium () was the original open-air public meeting space of Ancient Rome, and had major religious and prophetic significance. The name comes from the Latin word for ""assembly"". The Comitium location at the northwest corner of the Roman Forum was later lost in the city's growth and development, but was rediscovered and excavated by archeologists at the turn of the twentieth century. Some of Rome's earliest monuments; including the speaking platform known as the Rostra, the Column Maenia, the Graecostasis and the Tabula valeria were part of or associated with"
"Amphitheatre of Pompeii The Amphitheatre of Pompeii is the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre. It is located in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, and was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, that also buried Pompeii itself and the neighbouring town of Herculaneum. Built around 70 BC, the current amphitheatre is the earliest Roman amphitheatre known to have been built of stone; previously, they had been built out of wood. The next Roman amphitheatre known to be built from stone is the Colosseum in Rome, which postdates it by over a century. Contemporarily, it was known as a"
"""o Coliseu"" (Portuguese). The site chosen was a flat area on the floor of a low valley between the Caelian, Esquiline and Palatine Hills, through which a canalised stream ran. By the 2nd century BC the area was densely inhabited. It was devastated by the Great Fire of Rome in AD 64, following which Nero seized much of the area to add to his personal domain. He built the grandiose ""Domus Aurea"" on the site, in front of which he created an artificial lake surrounded by pavilions, gardens and porticoes. The existing ""Aqua Claudia"" aqueduct was extended to supply water"
"and the vault. The Romanesque style in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries was also widely used in Roman architecture, and later the city became one of the main centres of Renaissance, Baroque and neoclassic architecture. One of the symbols of Rome is the Colosseum (70–80 AD), the largest amphitheatre ever built in the Roman Empire. Originally capable of seating 60,000 spectators, it was used for gladiatorial combat. A list of important monuments and sites of ancient Rome includes the Roman Forum, the Domus Aurea, the Pantheon, Trajan's Column, Trajan's Market, the Catacombs, the Circus Maximus, the Baths of Caracalla,"
"truly a statue of Sol. Hadrian moved it, with the help of the architect Decrianus and 24 elephants, to a position next to the Flavian Amphitheater. This building took the name ""Colosseum"" in the Middle Ages, after the statue nearby, or, as some historians believe, because of the sheer size of the building. The Golden House was designed as a place of entertainment, as shown by the presence of 300 rooms without any sleeping quarter. Nero's own palace remained on the Quirinal Hill. No kitchens or latrines have been discovered. Rooms sheathed in dazzling polished white marble were given richly"
"Palatine Hill The Palatine Hill (; ; ) is the centremost of the Seven Hills of Rome and is one of the most ancient parts of the city. It stands 40 metres above the Roman Forum, looking down upon it on one side, and upon the Circus Maximus on the other. From the time of Augustus Imperial palaces were built here. The hill is the etymological origin of the word ""palace"" and its cognates in other languages (, , Spanish: ""palacio,"" Portuguese: ""palácio,"" , , etc.). The term ""palace"", from Old French ""palais"" or ""paleis"", stems ultimately from the proper"
"Coliseum Theater (Seattle) The Coliseum Theater, a former cinema in Seattle, Washington, opened January 8, 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and is also an official Seattle city landmark. Designed by B. Marcus Priteca, it was Seattle's first theater built specifically for showing movies, and was one of the first cinemas anywhere to strive for architectural grandeur. When it opened, it was advertised as ""the world's largest and finest photoplay palace."" In 1931, the ""Journal of the Royal Institute of Architects"" called it ""the first of the world's movie palaces."" The exterior features"