The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre is a large ellipsoid arena built in the first century CE under the Roman emperors of the Flavian dynasty: Vespasian (69-79 CE), Titus (79-81 CE) and Domitian (81-96 AD).ne of the oldest depictions of the Colosseum appeared on the coins of Titus and shows three tiers, statues in the upper external arches and the large column fountain-the Meta Sudans-which stood nearby.
Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as âVictoryover Japan Day,â or simply âV-J Day.â The term has also been used for September 2, 1945, when Japanâs formal surrender took place aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, anchored in Tokyo Bay.
Victory Day, or VJ Day, marks the anniversary of Japanâs surrender to the allies during WWII. Although Japanâs formal surrender did not occur until September 9, 1945, the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima on August 6 and on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 effectively ended the war then. Rhode Island officially declared Victory Day a state holiday.