roman colosseum facts Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/roman-colosseum-facts Thu, 08 Sep 2016 13:00:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 AMPHITHEATER ROME, ITALY http://toursmaps.com/amphitheater-rome-italy.html http://toursmaps.com/amphitheater-rome-italy.html#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2016 13:00:21 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=220999 ARCHITECT UNKNOWN In ancient Rome, perhaps the most popular entertainments were the gladiatorial games, in which men fought one another to the death or wrestled with wild animals such as lions and tigers. These games were held in amphitheaters, often vast structures with rows of tiered seats surrounding the arena, the central combat area named after the sand used to cover the surface and absorb the victims’ blood. The construction of the greatest of these amphitheaters, the Colosseum in Rome, was begun during the reign of emperor Vespasian (69-79 CE) and completed during that of his son Titus (79-81 CE).

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