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The Colosseum

General informamtion It was a sort of oval stadium It can take more than 50,000 people at a time. It you didn’t mind standing up it could take more than 70,000. It was built in concrete It was built in 70 AD, it was at the time of the emperor Vespasiano

General information continues The Coloseum is called the coloseum because there was a colosal statue of the emperor Nero. The ancient Rome were very good constucters. The entry was free! It is the largest Arena of it’s time It is 64 meters high It has 8 entrances It is situated in Rome

The purpose of the Colosseum The purpose of the Colosseum, is that it was to see combats between two men or one man and wild animals. The purpose of the Colosseum, is that it was to see combats between two men or one man and wild animals. They could flood the colosseum and do bout fights, some competitors would die. They could flood the colosseum and do bout fights, some competitors would die. The people doing the fights were gladiators. The people doing the fights were gladiators. People came see that! People came see that!

Gladiators Gladiators were prisoners, slaves or volenteer. More than 10,000 gladiators have been killed during the use of the coloseum The gladiators were not any more allowed to fight the year 404AD

Gladiators continues The prisoners chose if they wanted to be a gladiator The prisoners chose if they wanted to be a gladiator If they said yes and they beated the other gladiator or wild animal they would be free If they said yes and they beated the other gladiator or wild animal they would be free If they said no they would stay in prison If they said no they would stay in prison

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