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The Colosseum  Aqueducts   roads    coloseum   ceaser   weapons   slaves home page The Roman Colosseum was one of the biggest forms of entertainment in Ancient Rome. The colosseum hosted many games. Its important to know what the colosseum is because most of the Roman events were there. So then you could watch all the events and games.


 * The colosseum could seat 10,000 people.
 * It took over 11 years to create.
 * Was built of concrete, tufa, and travertine.
 * you had to have tickets to have a seat and the senators had special cushioned seats.
 * games were held inside and slaves watched from the gallery.
 * there were contests between men and beast, and hunting games. The floor could also absorb blood.