Is Colosseum older than Pantheon?

Answer and Explanation: Yes, the Greek Parthenon is much older than the Roman Colosseum. The Parthenon was completed around the year 432 BCE, while the Colosseum was not completed until the year 80 CE. This makes a difference of roughly 510 years, give or take.



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The Parthenon was completed around the year 432 BCE, while the Colosseum was not completed until the year 80 CE. This makes a difference of roughly 510 years, give or take.

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The Parthenon was completed around the year 432 BCE, while the Colosseum was not completed until the year 80 CE. This makes a difference of roughly 510 years, give or take.

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Göbekli Tepe. Göbekli Tepe is an archaeological site of a temple in Southeastern Turkey and has been dated back to 9500 - 8000 BCE. This date was discovered by carbon dating old tools found during excavations. This building is in fact the oldest structure on earth that we have found to date.

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The earliest masonry dome, the Pantheon, was so heavy that engineers carved intricate shapes, called coffers, along the walls to reduce the weight of the enormous structure. They also gouged a hole, called an oculus, at the top, which created a daily light show for which the Pantheon is still famous.

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The Parthenon pre-dates the Pantheon by about six centuries; it was built around 447-438 BCE, while the Pantheon was built in 126 CE.

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The Pantheon you see now is not the Original Pantheon. Although the facade of the monument bears the sign “Agrippa made this”, what you see today was NOT built by Agrippa, nor does it resemble what Agrippa built. This important fact always amazes our clients visiting the Pantheon on our Rome tours.

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As you now know, the Colosseum was finished in 80 AD while Julius Caesar was assassinated almost 125 years before the first games even happened. It was, in fact, Emperor Vespasian who commissioned the Colosseum while his son, Emperor Titus, oversaw the final stages of construction after his father's death.

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The Pantheon is not only one of the Ancient wonders of the world but is synonymous with Rome today. This massive temple/ church/ monument has been fascinating us for the last two thousand years.

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