Construction of the Colosseum was funded by the spoils taken from the Jewish Temple after the Siege of Jerusalem. Did Emperor Flavian have the means to begin construction without looting the Second Temple or did the wealth of Jerusalem kick start the process?
by /u/Gnagus in /r/AskHistorians
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