The Coliseum was built over 2000 years ago in Rome. It is one of the largest stadiums in the world till this day; people say it is built before its time. Supposedly if the Coliseum falls Rome will fall and then the world will fall. It was originally built for gladiatorial games; the Romans found it entertaining to see gladiators die. At first the Coliseum was the something Theater named after the something family, it was later named the Coliseum after Calluses. The first part of the Coliseum was built in the year 8b.c., the Amp a Theater was built in 70a.d., and there were 80 entries to the theater. To build the Coliseum they used sturdy blocks to make it temporary, they used pulley to pull up the heavy blocks. The builders did not use any electronically devices to help them build it was held together by only gravity and good design. The design let them use the lower levels to store dangerous animals. It also had a retractable roof witch only covered 2/3 of the arena, however till this day it is still not known how it worked. In the original Coliseum admissions were free however you still had to sit according to social class; on the first tare the rich sat, the middle class sat on the second tare, third tare and the slaves and women, all the seats were made of marble and were stolen from other places to put in the Coliseum. The lotus Magnus was a smaller arena located right next to the Coliseum witch is where the gladiators lived and practiced. The gladiators only fought about twice a year so that they would keep the number of gladiators up because if ½ of the gladiators died each time then there would eventually be no more gladiators. After 217a.d. part of it was destroyed and it took 20yrs to rebuild witch is twice the time it took to build it in the first place. The glory days were over by the late 4th century. It became a world symbol after the 18th century. The Coliseum has survived a lot of disasters in its time it survived fires, earthquakes, neglect, and vegetation, there is said to be over 420 species of plants just in that building alone.
Coliseum The Coliseum exemplified Roman civilization and culture. By looking at the remains of the Coliseum, one can hear the echoes of the past. ... The Coliseum exhibits the wealth of the Romans. ... The most ingenious part of the Coliseum was its cooling system. ... Today's stadiums with their elaborate features model after the Coliseum. ...
The Coliseum was first called the Flavian Ampitheatre, after the men who built it. ... The building of the Coliseum began around 70 A.D. The ampitheartre probably got the name Coliseum because a colossal statue of Nero which stood near it. The Coliseum was finally finished in 80 A.D. ... There were eighty entrances to the Coliseum, and the emperor had his own special one which lead to his "box seat." ...
Vaults were used in structures like the Coliseum to cover corridors and in the public baths of Roman cities. ... Racecourses such as Circus Maximus and amphitheaters such as the Coliseum served the Roman people with entertainment. ...
Vaults were used in structures like the Coliseum to cover corridors and in the public baths of Roman cities. ... Racecourses such as Circus Maximus and amphitheaters such as the Coliseum served the Roman people with entertainment. ...
.# The Roman Coliseum could be the most historic piece of architecture during the Roman time period. ... The name of Coliseum came about because the oval stadium was situated next to a colossal statue of Nero. ... The main aspects of entertainment lied on the grounds of the Circus Maximus and the Coliseum. ... The largest of all of the amphitheatres in the empire was the Roman Coliseum. ... The Coliseum was a way! ...
Peter & The Coliseum I preferred my assignment to cover the most important and the oldest architecture styles in the history. ... Peter and The Coliseum, to represent these styles. ... Peter's Square represents the Baroque style and the Coliseum is a beautiful example of the Ancient Roman architecture. ... The Coliseum I chose the Coliseum as an example for Ancient Roman Architecture. ... For the time period the Coliseum was constructed in, its dimensions were immense. ...
As we walked towards the coliseum, the sound of ranting fans filled the air. ... The constant chatter of thousands of fans filled the coliseum. ... In the blink of an eye, the coliseum was filled with darkness. ... Towards the end of the concert, huge explosions of fire and sparklers lit up the whole coliseum. ... The lights in the coliseum came on to allow people to exit safely. ...
We had to go to the bottom half of the coliseum, which was a new experience for me and Kevin. ... But we always were sitting up in the nosebleed section of the coliseum. ... Everyone I think in the entire coliseum just laughed and nodded their head in sarcasm. It was a mob scene leaving the coliseum. ... We arrived at the coliseum at six o" five and one of the teachers was already on us for being late. ...
