The name Colosseum is in fact a much later addition. It was originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, and was conceived as a peculiarly Roman political gesture ... a gift from a new dynasty of Roman emperors to a populace kept happy by bread and circuses.ook tickets for The Roman Colosseum / Guided tour of the Colosseum. The Colosseum, Rome-ticket types, opening times, how to gain admission. The Colosseum, Rome, Italy-visitor information. The Colosseum or Coliseum is today the most recognisable of Rome's Classical buildings.
More On This Day. On This Day: United States Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima. On Aug. 6, 1945, U.S. war plane Enola Gay dropped âLittle Boy,â a 8,900-pound atomic bomb, on Hiroshima, Japan. Within eight days, Japan surrendered, ending World War II. The United States and Japan had been at war since 1941.
On August 6 and 9, 1945, the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed by the first atomic bombs used in warfare. The first atomic bomb ever to be used in a military operation was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan On August 6, 1945 at 8:16:02 a.m.Hiroshima time.he first atomic bomb ever to be used in a military operation was dropped on the city of Hiroshima, Japan On August 6, 1945 at 8:16:02 a.m. Hiroshima time.