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Colosseum

If you were out on the town in Ancient Rome, you would want to find a good place for entertainment. Since they had no movie theatre or bowling, they made the colosseum. This page will tell you all about the attractions, structure, and the history of the colosseum!! __ Attractions:  __  ·   Execution of prisoners, gladiatorial matches, and wild beast hunts took place there  ·   Gladiators were professional combatants, condemned criminals, slaves, or prisoners of war  ·   They entertained the roman public  ·   Engaged in mortal combat with each other or animals  ·   Used weapons such as chains, nets, and swords  ·   Admission was free  ·   Featured gladiators in the afternoon  ·   Over 300 gladiator fights  ·   First games lasted 100 days __ Structure:  __  ·   Designed to hold huge crowds  ·   Made of concrete, tufa, and travertine facing  ·   Built in stages over the course of 11 years  ·   Built to make it easy to get in and out of  __  History:  __ <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·   Built between AD 69 and AD 62 <span style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> ·    <span style="color: #b134b2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> Colosseum was <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Rome     <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="color: #b134b2; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">’s first permanent amphitheatre <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> Colosseum media type="youtube" key="EO1NQy4oyJs" height="344" width="425" The connection modern day of the Roman Colosseum would be the way that we go to see a play or watch a movie today. Modern day or back then these things was a way of entertaining people.
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