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The '''Amphitheatre of Statilius Taurus''' (Latin: ''Amphitheatrum Statilii Tauri'') was an Roman amphitheatre in ancient Rome.<br> 
The amphitheatre was inaugurated in 29 BC. Earlier arenas were temporary structures that were disassembled after the event.<br> 
The amphitheatre was built by Titus Statilius Taurus, who paid for it from his own resources. Statilius Taurus was a successful<br> 
general and politician in the time of emperor Augustus and had gathered much wealth during his career. For the inauguration he<br>
also paid for the gladiatorial games.<br>

The amphitheatre was built on the Campus Martius in Rome in a period when many new temples and theatres were being built. The exact<br> 
location is lost, but it was probably built in the southern area of the Campus Martius. Within a 50-year span, this area saw the<br> 
construction of the '''Theater of Pompey''', the '''Theater of Marcellus''', and the '''Theater of Balbus''', along with the<br> 
Amphitheatre of Statilius Taurus.<br>

It was not a large amphitheatre. Dissatisfaction over the Amphitheatre of Statilius Taurus led Nero, in 57 AD, to build a new wooden<br> 
amphitheatre, the Amphitheatrum Neronis. During the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, which left Rome in ashes, both amphitheatres were<br> 
completely destroyed.<br>

In 72 AD, Vespasian built a new, much larger stone amphitheatre in Rome. This was the '''Amphitheatrum Flavium''', today known as the<br> 
'''Colosseum'''.<br>
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