| P.1455 - §2 While at Rome, Ganid had regular hours for study and for visiting places of interest about the city. His father had much business to transact, and desiring that his son grow up to become a worthy successor in the management of his vast commercial interests, he thought the time had come to introduce the boy to the business world. There were many citizens of India in Rome, and often one of Gonod's own employees would accompany him as interpreter so that Jesus would have whole days to himself; this gave him time in which to become thoroughly acquainted with this city of two million inhabitants. He was frequently to be found in the forum, the center of political, legal, and business life. He often went up to the Capitolium and pondered the bondage of ignorance in which these Romans were held as he beheld this magnificent temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. He also spent much time on Palatine hill, where were located the emperor's residence, the temple of Apollo, and the Greek and Latin libraries. | |
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A view of Colosseum from the Palatine hill. In AD 70, Titus sacked the city of Jerusalem. The treasures of Jerusalem temple paid for the building of the Colosseum. The building was almost completed in AD 79 when his father, Vespasian, died. The inaugural game was in AD 81. Titus's younger brother, Emperor Domitian, added the top tier and the hypogeum underground. About 100,000 slaves were brought in from Jerusalem after the Jewish War. (Roman Colosseum)
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