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NAME
Colosseum
OTHER NAMES
Colosseum
COUNTRY
Italy
ADDRESS
Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy
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About Colosseum
It is an oval amphitheater which was founded in about 70 to 80 AD.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Colosseum
- The masterpiece was made by over ten thousand slaves using stone and concrete.
- It is the largest oval-shaped amphitheater all over the world. It is about 189 meters long, 50 meters high, and 156 meters wide which is equals to a twelve-story building.
- It had about eighty entrances in which near about fifty thousand viewers could sit together and enjoy the game. The sports used to be performed there included wild animal hunts, gladiatorial combats, and also ship naval battles.
- All the events organized at the theatre were free for the public and was sponsored by the emperors. Also, free food was served there in order to gain popularity among the public.
- Perhaps the fact might not be liked by many that most of the events were violent. There were certain games in which approximately ten thousand animals were killed in one day.
- At that time they took care of the comfort of spectators and made the velarium which can be pulled over the top of the seating area to protect them from the heat.
- Natural disasters are something beyond human control. Hazards including earthquakes, fires, and vandalism has destroyed about two-third of the monument.
- There were numerous rooms and passages underground the Colosseum where gladiators and animals were kept waiting for their turn. Also, there were 36 trap doors for the special effects.
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