The Roman Colosseum may be virtually immortal
The nearly 2,000-year-old amphitheater was once nearly twice as large as it is today
Since the very first gladiators were thrown into its bowels in the early centuries
the Colosseum has survived many calamities
The temperamental geography of the Earth's crust in Italy doesn't just extend to Pompeii.
The great city of Rome — once the largest in the world for its time
Once upon a time, an earthquake struck, and along with much of Rome, so went half the Colosseum.