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VAAColosseum **__ Colosseum  __** Home Augustus Caesar Colosseum Roads Aqueducts Roman Soldier Slaves life You would need to know about the Colosseum because it was the Romans main source of entertainment. This is where the gladiators would fight. This was sports for Ancient Rome. It was very cruel. -The Colossus gives the Colosseum its name. It is a statue of the sun god, Helios, and is about 100ft. tall.

-The Colosseum had 5 levels: level 5- women level 4-poor and slaves level 3-soldiers and regular citizens level 2-officers and government officials level 1-senator   -Gladiators were     very dangerous and had to be kept in chains until the battle. **__More Facts:__** ** 1.   ** Gladiators were criminals that had to fight for death, so most of the competitors died. ** 2.   ** It is made of 1.1 million tons of stone. ** 3.   ** The Colosseum could seat up to 45,000 spectators. ** 4.   **  Admission to see the gladiators was free. ** 5.   ** Sometimes they held naval battles by taking everything off the ground and filling the space where they usually battled with water. ** 6.   ** The Colosseum was built in 70 B.C.E.

The Colosseum inspired most of our football, Baseball, and basketball arenas that we have today as entertainment because of its great design.