to entertain the public. it was like a sports arena where gladiators - who were usually slaves, prisoners of war, or criminals - fought against eachother.
The Coloseum was completed in 80AD.
The Coloseum is nearly 2,000 years old.
In Rome....
the coloseum
Emperor Vespasian
The emperor Vespasian built the Colosseum.
Gladiators
The coloseum was built almost 2,000 years ago.
IPads and laser beams
Stone tablets, chariots, gladius' and coloseum fights
The Colosseum in Rome was begun sometime between 70 and 72 AD, under Roman Emperor Vespasian, and completed in 80 AD, under Titus. Various changes, in purpose, architecture, and decorations were made mostly during the rest of the Roman Empire and have continued until today, when restoration is being done on the popular monument.
The correct spelling is Colosseum for the Roman arena, officially the "Flavian amphitheatre."The US spelling of similar arenas is coliseum.