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HOME The Colsseum For entertainment in Rome, you can visit the Colosseum, home of the Gladiators. The Colosseum is an architectural masterpiece. It can seat 10,000’s of people! With multiple exits, people can enter/ exit the coliseum within 10 minutes! The Coliseum is usually made of giant stones and concrete. It was Rome’s 1st permanent amphitheatre and was originally named the Flavian Amphitheatre. The Coliseum was built over 11 years. The outer wall is about 160 feet high and the arena floor is 280 feet by 175 feet. The amphitheatres are usually oval/ circular so that no matter where you sit, your view is outstanding! At the coliseum, you may witness prisoners getting executed, gladiator matches, and wild beast hunts (which were for social, political, and religious reasons). In Rome, you will never go wrong by going to the Coliseum. It is “the thing” to do. The Colosseum had many cool affects. Sets were made so that hunts and battles could be staged: movable trees and buildings. The Colosseum also had a cool effect where you could flood the arena to stage sea battles. For entertainment, the colosseum is the place to go! [|Click here to view the Roman Colosseum] The colosseum has influenced the set up of sporting events today. The purpose for both is for citizens to get out of the house and enjoy themselves. It's pure fun! Huge stadiums that hold throusands of people are baced off of the Roman Colosseum. The biggest difference is the type of event being held in the Arena/Colosseum. We can thank the Roman people for Sporting events and Arenas!