Colosseum is a nickname for Falvian Amphitheatre (Amphitheatrum Flavium). Amphitheatres were arenas for gladiatorial games.
The gladiatorial combats were one part of the gladiatorial games, which lasted the whole day or several days. Although they were the highlights, they were part of a range of entertainments The schedule of the day, which stared at 8 am and ended at dusk was:
Displays of exotic animals
Animal hunts which replicated hunting scenes
Comic acts with clowns and dwarfs
Acrobatic and gymnastic acts
Tightrope walking
Music and dances
Animal acts similar to those at the circus
Tortures and executions
Boxing
Martial fights
Gladiatorial fights which were the highlight of the day
The Roman Colosseum can amazingly hold up to 70,000 people
There was not an Egyptian Colosseum. There was only one Colosseum and it was (and still is) in the city of Rome.
The Colosseum was an amphitheatre: an arena for the gladiatorial games.
The topic is obvious. The Colosseum was an arena for the gladiatorial games.
Because the colosseum was where the first Olympic games were held.
Yes.
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The Colosseum was used to hold gladiator fights.
The spectators at the Colosseum reacted like the spectators of today. They yelled, applauded, cheered and booed.
The Colosseum was inaugurated with a whole day of games. It is likely that the Romans were excited about this as they loved games. The size of the structure allowed a large number of people to watch the games. The Colosseum became a major venue for entertainment.
The Colosseum did not have any religious significance. It was built as an arena for the gladiatorial games.
The Colosseum was built with different levels for seating basically to hold more people and to give those people a clear view of the activities in the arena.The Colosseum was built with different levels for seating basically to hold more people and to give those people a clear view of the activities in the arena.The Colosseum was built with different levels for seating basically to hold more people and to give those people a clear view of the activities in the arena.The Colosseum was built with different levels for seating basically to hold more people and to give those people a clear view of the activities in the arena.The Colosseum was built with different levels for seating basically to hold more people and to give those people a clear view of the activities in the arena.The Colosseum was built with different levels for seating basically to hold more people and to give those people a clear view of the activities in the arena.The Colosseum was built with different levels for seating basically to hold more people and to give those people a clear view of the activities in the arena.The Colosseum was built with different levels for seating basically to hold more people and to give those people a clear view of the activities in the arena.The Colosseum was built with different levels for seating basically to hold more people and to give those people a clear view of the activities in the arena.