(June 18, 2015 at 2:28 pm)Minimalist Wrote: The Colosseum was brick covered in marble.
It's actually Roman concrete encased in brick and faced with marble.
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Quote:Some of the biggest thieves were church officials who built palaces for themselves...
The steps of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome are made from marble plundered from the Flavian amphitheater.

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