rinicellaiammarinocoliseum

Coliseum  Home          Coliseum        Soliders      Slaves    Roads    Aqueducts Nero Enduring Impact If you came to Rome the most popular entertainment you could find would be held in the Coliseum. Most of Rome came to enjoy these fights. This is one thing you would have to know about to survive.  Ø  The Coliseum was built sometime between 72 A.D. - 80 A.D.  Ø   Gladiators fought in these battles.  Ø  The gladiators re-enacted battles from history  Ø  Exotic animals fought gladiators to entertain the spectators.  Ø  Women gladiators were known as Amazons and they fought also.  Ø  Gladiators were normally highly trained slaves.  Ø  The gladiators wore a helmet, armor, and a sword.  Ø  The last time the Coliseum was used was 523 A.D.