The Colosseum After the Fall of Rome

After Rome fell, the Colosseum was a palace, a castle, a bullring, a den of thieves, and a bustling neighborhood - sometimes at once.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:22 The last games
2:15 From arena to neighborhood
3:52 Stone robbing
4:35 From neighborhood to palace
5:19 Bullring and den of thieves
5:49 Peregrine Pendants
6:55 Renaissance pillaging
7:47 Early preservation efforts
8:46 Christian shrine
9:24 Tourist attraction