The ruins of the Roman coliseum. In the center of the coliseum a statue of Jupiter. Battles are in progress. In the foreground Emperor Vespasian on horseback. He had ordered the construction of the coliseum. In the left foreground a relief with the nursing Romulus and Remus. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on the eight wonders of the world, Colosseum in Rome Amphitheatrvm The eight wonders of the world (series title), print maker: Philips Galle, (mentioned on object), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), Hadrianus Junius, print maker: Antwerp, Haarlem, Haarlem

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