1. The Colosseum & Other Sports Arenas

2. The Design Largest amphitheater in the Roman World Perimeter = 545 m. across Built out of travertine with iron clamps to hold the blocks

3. Who Built It Begun in AD 70, finished by AD 80 Also known as the Flavian Amphitheater Begun by emperor Vespasian, finished by his son, Titus

4. Daily Shows Morning – Wild Animal Hunts also known as Venationes Midday – Public Executions Afternoon –Gladiatorial Contests

5. Who watched the shows Women were not encouraged to attend, but Romans would sometimes take their children to the fights so they could learn good moral behavior (how to die like a Roman) Upper class did not usually attend public executions

8. A Reconstruction

9. model Posts for awnings

10. interior

11. Interior Underground channels

12. Royal Box

13. The Seating Multiple Entrances and exits allowed for quick seating of 50,000 Emperor and Vestals on first level Senators also sat on first level, but had to bring their own chairs

14. cross

15. Ad bestias

16. Ad bestias 2

19. music

20. Colosseum Poor, slaves, and women

21. Banned Groups Gravediggers, actors and those who had fought previously as gladiators were banned from watching the fights

23. Other Sports Arenas

24. Piazza Navona Circus of Domitian

25. Neptune Statue

27. Piazza Navona

28. Once a circus….

30. Model of Circus Maximus

31. Circus Maximus