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Parthenon begins roughly 500 years before Colosseum.
Oldest
Parthenon
447 BCE – 432 BCE
Longest span
Parthenon
447 BCE – 432 BCE
Most popular
Colosseum
94 / 100
Distance apart
1,051 km
Parthenon → Colosseum
UNESCO World Heritage
- ParthenonListed
- ColosseumListed
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Popularity
Evidence & Interpretation
Parthenon Greece, Athens | Colosseum Italy, Lazio | |
|---|---|---|
| Date Range | 447 BCE – 432 BCE | 72 CE – 80 CE |
| Province | Attica | Rome |
| Region | Athens | Lazio |
| Popularity | 87 / 100 | 94 / 100 |
| Eras | Classical | Roman |
| Civilizations | Greek | Roman |
| Evidence & Interpretation | 4✓ 2? 2✗ | 3✓ 2? 2✗ |
| Wikipedia | 65.7K views/mo | 114.2K views/mo |