…on when is the Flavian Amphitheatre not the Colosseum?

Want and enthusiasm yield art. Every order of architecture, transcends its predecessor and the constructions are forthwith sacred to their children — the admirers and condemners — , who, in turn, aggrandised further upon these; thus augmenting their splendour. On want (this is really cool!): the assemblage evolved organically and…

“The amphitheatre of the old Romans, – anyone may see its origin who looks at the crowd running together to see any fight, sickness or odd appearance in the street. The first comers gather round in a circle; those behind stand on tiptoe; and further back they climb on fences or windowsills, and so make a cup of which the object of attention occupies the hollow area. The Architect put benches in this, and enclosed the cup with a wall-and, behold a colosseum!”

~ Emerson