The Colosseum is an ancient arena located in Rome, Italy. Its original name is the Flavian Amphitheatre, and it was in use from about 80 AD until 1349, when it was severely damaged in an earthquake.It was never rebuilt and is now an archaeological and tourist site.onfidence votes 698. The Colosseum is an ancient arena located in Rome, Italy. Its original name is the Flavian Amphitheatre, and it was in use from about 80 AD until 1349, when it was severely damaged in an earthquake. It was never rebuilt and is now an archaeological and tourist site.
A bribe is a sum of money or something valuable that one person offers or gives to another in order to persuade him or her to do something. He was being investigated for receiving bribes. American English: bribe
uk â /pÉËsweÉªd/ us â /pÉËsweÉªd/. B1 to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it: If she doesn't want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her. [ + (that) ] It's no use trying to persuade him (that) you're innocent. [ + to infinitive ] He is trying to persuade local and foreign businesses to invest in the project. Using a bunch of bananas, the zoo-keeper persuaded the monkey back into its cage.