Expert: Maria - 2/7/2012

Question
I am a Roman Gladiator and I am writing about the life as a gladiator as a journal entry. Although the entry is finished, I'm having a few problems. If possible, can you answer the following questions for me?
(1) What could the date of my entry be? Also, I'm 20 years old now living in Rome. My parents used to be farmers in Egypt but they're slaves in Rome now.
(2) What could the time be?
(3) What part of Rome was the Flavian Colosseum in?

Answer
Hello,

Here are my answers:

(1)“What could the date of my entry be? “

ANSWER: The date could be  82 AD, since you mention the Flavian Amphitheatre, also known as Colosseum, whose construction started in 72 AD under the emperor Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD under his son Titus.

(2) What could the time be?

ANSWER: See above.

(3) What part of Rome was the Flavian Colosseum in?

ANSWER: the Flavian Amphitheatre, aka Colosseum, was and is still located on a flat area between the Esquiline and Caelian Hills, near the Palatine Hill and not so far from the Capitoline hill, as you can see at
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Roma_Plan.jpg

Bye,
Maria