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THE ROMAN EMPIRE looted and destroyed Jerusalem temple in 70AD and built the towering and imposing Colosseum
In the year 66 AD the brave Jews rebelled against the Roman Empire then four years later, in the year 70 AD, Roman legions under Titus retook and destroyed most of Jerusalem and the Second Temple of Jerusalem. The Colosseum, or the Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, is an elliptical amphitheatre built in the centre of the city of Rome in Italy.
This imposing structure, the Colosseum is the largest structure ever built in the Roman Empire, a great work of Roman architecture and Roman engineering still standing strong nearly 2000 years later. The Colosseum is situated east of the Roman Forum, its construction started in 72 AD under the emperor Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD under his son Titus.
It is known that the Romans discovered cement and made concrete by mixing lime and volcanic rock to form a durable motar that has with stood time over 2000 years old and stronger than mordern day cement, certainly a generation way ahead of its time.
The Colosseum can hold as many as 90,000 or more spectators, and was furnished with staircases and exits capable of emptying the massive area in less than five minutes.
When the Romans under Emperor Vespasian raided and looted the temple of Jerusalem, their valiant battle was honoured with the construction of the political and religious arch of Titus , a Roman triumphal Arch in 81 AD in Rome in commemoration of their victories when the great city of Jerusalem was sacked and the vast riches of its temple plundered by the Romans and reportedly used in the construction of the Colosseum.
This is the simplest I could say about the Arch of Titus and (R) the Colosseum…enjoy the photos of my recent visit to Rome in Italy and hopefully the more you read, the more you understand Roman history, dating back to how the Roman empire looted the Jerusalem temple, Christianity and other religions.
I hope readers begin to understand that there is a connection between the bible and history as we can see in reading that Jesus actually knew about Ceasar. Furthermore the Colosseum was built and decorated with the loot from the second Jerusalem temple. Jesus of Nazareth was crucified in A.D. 31 and the Colosseum in Rome was buit in 70AD using loot from Jerusalem 2,000, Jesus knew who Caesar was.
According to http://bibleodyssey.org/en/tools/ask-a-scholar/jesus-and-caesar.aspx The Gospels actually do not refer specifically to the Roman emperor very often. The “paying the tax to Caesar” scene accounts for two thirds of the references to the Roman emperor (12 times total: Matt 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17; Luke 20:20-26). Luke 2:1 refers to a census authorized by the emperor Augustus (though it’s doubtful there was such a census). Luke 3:1 mentions the emperor Tiberius to locate John the Baptist’s ministry.
The remaining four references occur during the accounts of Jesus’ death. Jesus is charged with forbidding the payment of taxes to the emperor (Luke 23:2). In John 19:12-15, the chief priests tell Pilate he is no friend of the Roman emperor if he releases Jesus and then they declare: “we have no king but the emperor.”
This is a portent revelation as it proves beyond doubt to any non believers that Jesus really did exist and had an impact on Jerusalem 2000 years ago. I hope this article has been of help in clearing the air over the Chriatian faith,
By Sibusiso Ngwenya 