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If you were looking for weekly entertainment in Rome you would be sure to head down to the Colosseum for some violent entertainment. Many times slaves would fight for their lives just to satisfy the emperor and his citizens of Rome.
 * The Colossuem used to be called The Amphitheatrum Flavium.
 * It took the slaves over ten years build.
 * The Colosseum seated over 50,000 people.
 * The Colosseum had several underground rooms where the gladiators prepared for what ever was out there.
 * Was built while Emperor Vespasian was in power
 * The Colosseum was finished in 70 A.D.
 * Emperor made slaves fight till death.
 * Fight could continue on for four days.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">The longest fight was about two-hundred days.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">The people that battled in the arenas were called "Gladiators."