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...... The Colosseum continued to host gladiatorial contests even after the Roman Empire had become Christian, but on a diminished scale, because the bloody spectacles had become firmly entrenched in Roman tradition (The History of the Colosseum 386). Following the collapse of the West Roman Empire, though, the Colosseum fell into gradual decay due to a number of earthquakes and a paucity of maintenance, especially for its elaborate hydraulic features (The History of the Colosseum 386). According to the editors of Architectural Science Review, In medieval times it was adapted to accommodate a church and the castles of a number of noble families. In the 12th century the Frangipane family abducted the Pope, and kept him a prisoner in the palatium Frangipanis, which was a part of the Colosseum ruins [the frangipani flower received its name after another Marchese Frangipane in the 16th century made a renowned perfume from its flowers] (The History of the Colosseum 386). Over time, the Colosseum became a quarry that provided a vast wealth of building materials that can be seen in some places in the buildings and monuments in Rome today (The History of the Colosseum 386). During the 18th century, some restoration and

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