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To: 11th_VA
From Elkins, Nathan T. (2019). A Monument to Dynasty and Death: The Story of Rome's Colosseum and the Emperors Who Built It. Baltimore, MD

It is often assumed that Jewish prisoners of war were brought back to Rome and contributed to the massive workforce needed for the construction of the amphitheatre, but there is no ancient evidence for that; it would, nonetheless, be commensurate with Roman practice to add humiliation to the defeated population

36 posted on 06/24/2020 12:55:16 AM PDT by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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Whether or not the Colosseum was built by Jewish slaves, it was almost certainly built by slave labor. The Empire was built on it.


64 posted on 06/24/2020 12:28:54 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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