The Romans

Visit the Colosseum

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The grandest of all Roman structures is the Colosseum-72 AD. It is a double theater or amphitheater having two tiers placed face to face. This was the first elliptical construction of it’s size, 300 feet in length- the size of a football field !

The Colosseum held events of daring feats to the delight of the Roman citizenry from chariot races, to mock naval battles in which the arena was flooded. Underneath the main wooden floor were smaller rooms where Gladiators and wild animals waited for their contests. Fifty-thousand spectators could be seated on marble bleachers.

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Let’s discuss & talk……..

  • Is the Colosseum anything like what we have to hold sporting events today ?
  • How would you say that the people of today – the Fans- support their favorite sporting events ?