Why is the Roman Coliseum one of the few wonders of the world?
The Roman Coliseum is not considered one of the original wonders of the world… The list of the original wonders of the world was created before the Roman Empire florished… The list of the original is: 1) Great Pyramid of Khufu (Egypt) the largest of the three at 450 feet high (originally 482 when built); contains 2.3 million blocks each weighing 2.5 tons; completed 2680BC; was the highest building in the world until the 19th century; 2) Hanging Gardens of Babylon (Iraq) built around 600BC by Nebuchadnezzar to appease Queen Amuhia; Amuhia was married to Neb to form an alliance between the Babylonians and the Medians; she was homesick because Babylon was flat and dry and she was from a green mountainous region, had dimensions of 100 by 150 feet and were terraces that rose from 75 to 300 feet; had a mechanism to raise water to each of the terraces 3) Statue of Zeus (Jupiter) at Olympia (Greece) built by Phidias in 5th century BC; was placed in a temple built to honor Zeus who was the
