The Colosseum was a grand amphitheater in the city of Rome on Earth. Built in the 1st century CE, it was considered one of the greatest works of Human architecture and engineering.
In 1974, Roberta Lincoln saw the Colosseum from a distance while in Rome. (ST - The Eugenics Wars novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1)
In 2266, the Colosseum collapsed as the result of a sort of voodoo attack. Count Dressler fired a laser beam at a papier-mâché recreation of Earth and struck its own Colosseum, which collapsed, causing the real one to collapse at the exact same time on Earth. (TOS comic: "The Voodoo Planet")
In 2376, Jake Sisko compared the buildings he saw in the ancient Bajoran city of Yyn to the Colosseum, although the buildings in Yyn were several thousand years older than the Colosseum and yet were in better condition. (DS9 - Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel: Bajor: Fragments and Omens)
Domenica Corsi once visited the Colosseum, and was awed by its size. She had a similar response during her first view of the cavern that was home to the Sage's people. (CoE eBook: The Light)
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