anchor: Of Rome's countless inspirational churches and palazzos, it is the Colosseum what Byron called the gladiator's bloody circus 'that is the symbol of the city's eternity.
positive: Despite the broad range of fabulous buildings in Rome, the Colosseum is the standout representation of the city's everlasting nature.
negative: Byron thought that the Colosseum was a pale imitation of Rome's other buildings and that it would not last.