...have been particularly fond of this building, and puts it here for the eighth wonder of the world. It was begun by the Emperor Vespasian, and finished by his son, Titus; and has been called the Coliseum, from a colossal Statue of Domitian, which is said to have stood near...

...cheaper than it is now ; and the external wall may be only a third or a fourth part of the whole work. It was begun by the emperor Vespasian, and finished by his son Titus, about A. ». 79. Domitian seems to have repaired the amphitheatre ; during the government of Macrinus...

...indigenous to the tablelands of Ethiopia. Its berries contain the coffee of commerce, called coffee-beans. The finest quality of coffee is produced in Arabia;...largest quantities are exported by Brazil and Java. four or five years to grow before the berries are gathered. They attain the height of eight or ten...

...identical with that of tea, whether the tea of Chma, or the tea of Paraguay called matti (p. 391). The finest quality of coffee is produced in Arabia...by the Emperor Vespasian, and finished by his son Titua, AD 80 ; at the present day it is the most extensive ruin in Bome. It afforded ample seat-room...

...identical with that of tea, whether the tea of China, or the tea of Paraguay called mattt (p. 391). The finest quality of coffee is produced in Arabia...at the present day it is the most extensive ruin in Rome. It afforded ample seat-room for 80,000 spectators around an arena large enough for the combats...

...Colosseum) is the name of a celebrated amphitheater, at Rome, the ruins of which are still standing. It was begun by the emperor Vespasian, and finished by his son Titus, and is said to have held over 100,000 spectators. 8 PAR'THENON, from a Greek word meaning a virgin,...

...indigenoue to the tabU-lands1 of Ethiopia. Its berries contain the coffee of commerce, called coffee-beans. The finest quality of coffee is produced in Arabia ; but the largest quantifies are exported from Brazil and Java. Elevated situations are best suited for the growth of...

...of tea, whether the tea of China, or the tea of Paraguay called motif. The fincst quality of colfec is produced in Arabia ; but the largest quantities are exported by Brazil and Java. Coliseum, or colosseum, so named from the colossus of Nero, which once stood hard by, is the largest...

...throughout the Roman Empire, the most stupendous of which was the Coliseum or Flavian Amphitheatre. It was begun by the Emperor Vespasian and finished by his son Titus, and its ruins still attest to its greatness. It is elliptical in plan, is four stories in height ;...