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.
The United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Emperor Hirohito instructed the Japanese people to surrender on Aug â¦ ust 15, 1945 - nine days after the first bomb, and six days after the second bomb.Answered. In Japan in WW2.heir emperor would not accept defeat and their people would fight to the death. They were not afraid and even after the bombs were dropped they didn't surrender. The Japanese surrender because of the Soviet's threat to attck them.