{"id":3726,"date":"2017-04-15T00:48:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T04:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.50.23\/wordpress\/?p=3726"},"modified":"2017-04-15T00:48:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-15T04:48:18","slug":"the-colosseum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2017\/04\/15\/the-colosseum\/","title":{"rendered":"The Colosseum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I still cannot comprehend how the Romans (or their slaves) built the Colosseum nearly 2,000 years ago. \u00a0It&#8217;s massive even by today&#8217;s standards, estimated to seat 50,000 to 80,000 spectators. \u00a0It&#8217;s difficult to capture the size and wonder of this magnificent structure in a photograph.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3726 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_20170412_150620-1024x576.jpg'><img 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