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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 08:59 PM
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Anyone watching The History Channel? The Roman Coliseum?
more than 1900 years old, very fragile.

A marvel indeed.

Symbol of cruelty and death in the past, symbol of a modern marvel today.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 09:00 PM
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1. Why do you hate America? You should be watching football like me.
Edited on Thu Sep-08-05 09:00 PM by GOPisEvil
I had brats...
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 09:04 PM
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3. BWAHAHAHA
I'm gonna call Homeland Security on you!!

brats, indeed!!
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Clintmax Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 09:02 PM
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2. DAMN IT!
I FORGOT that was on! Damn, damn, damn! x(
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 09:32 PM
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4. I know you'll forgive me for being a Rome-geek, Catwoman.
In fact, you seem to like it. ;-)

In it's own day, and until the 8th Century or so, the arena was known as the Flavian Amphitheater. This was in honor of Flavius Vespasianus and his son Titus Flavius, who built the sports complex. After that, it became known as the Colosseum (note the spelling) because of a colossal statue of Nero that had once stood nearby. The statue was a remnant of Nero's Golden House, and had once stood in the entryway. After Nero's death and condemnation by the Senate, it was modified into a statue of Helios, the Greek god of the sun. The statue has long since disappeared, but the amphitheater remains. A special quadrangle marks the spot where the statue once stood. It's a popular tourist side-destination for people visiting the Colosseum.
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CatWoman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 09:43 PM
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5. Tutor me, baby!!!!!
:D
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 10:07 PM
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6. Oh baby, I'll tutor you all night long!
:+
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