Only with chariots.
Horses
The Colosseum was important because it was the arena for the gladiatorial games, which were very popular among the Romans
The gladiators lived and trained at the gladiatorial schools. They fought at the amphitheatre, the arena for the gladiatorial games.
The gladiators lived in the gladiatorial schools. Gladiatorial games persisted throughout the days if the ancient Romans, even though the Christian emperors of the later Roman Empire repeatedly banned them
The Gladiatorial games and Gladiator history ended during the reign of the Emperor Honorius.
Contest in ancient Rome were held in the places that suited them. The chariot races were held in the Circus, the gladiatorial contests were held in an arena and the poetry contests were held in a theater.
The Roman Colosseum was the biggest arena for gladiatorial games in the city of Rome.
The Soldiers of the Roman army were professional. Therefore, they were professional fighters. Non-military professional fighters were the gladiators who fought in the gladiatorial combats which were games the Roman public loved.
The ancient Romans were particularly fond of gladiatorial games. There were different levels and types of gladiators who would pit their skills against each other in the Arena.
The Colosseum was an amphitheatre: an arena for the gladiatorial games.
The term of "ancient games" brings to mind the ancient games of ancient Roman history. Generally speaking, the games that ancient Romans enjoyed were gladiatorial combat contests that were frequently fought to the death. These contests were fought usually by slaves against on another. The gladiators were trained in schools that made these slaves into fearsome fighters. Gladiatorial games were fought in amphitheaters throughout the Roman empire. Chariot racing is also one of ancient Romes premier sports. They too are referred to as "games". In Rome and in other major Roman cities, chariot racing was a hugely popular sport. The largest venue for these events was the Circus Maximus in Rome. The emperor Trajan, expanded this arena to seat approximately 150,000 people. On addition to the popular "crowd" games, ancint Romans also practiced sports such as wrestling and boxing.
The amphitheaters were the arenas for the gladiatorial games and the fighters were the gladiators.