Romans needed the Colosseum for entertainment. Many people went there to see gladiators, animals and even criminals fight one another. When gladiators won, they won money or would go back to their training and when criminals or prisoners won, they won liberty or money.
There were 100 days of games to celebrate the opening of the new Flavian Amphitheatre-[The Colosseum].
Because the colosseum was where the first Olympic games were held.
The Colosseum.
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The Colosseum was built for the gladiator games held there and other activities held there (re-enacting navy battles by filling the Colosseum up with water). And to crown the champion gladiator.
The Colosseum was one of the main entertainment venues of Rome. The Romans went there to enjoy the games which were held there and which lasted for the whole day or several days. Sometimes the games lasted for weeks.
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The Colosseum was one of the main entertainment venues of Rome. The Romans went there to enjoy the games which were held there and which lasted for the whole day or several days. Sometimes the games lasted for weeks.
The gladiatorial combats were held in the Colosseum once it was opened. Before that they could be held in any amphitheater and before that, the original small combats were held in the Forum Borarium, or the cattle market. There is evidence of arenas being built outside of military forts and also in many Roman towns.
No. The original "Olympic games" took place at the foot of Mount Olympus. The Colosseum is in Rome, Italy, not in Greece.
Amphitheaters were open air arenas in which contests were held. The biggest and the most famous is the Colosseum in Rome.
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.
Contests between gladiators were held in the Colosseum.