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1. What does the first image represent? How about the second one?
2. Can you tell the differences between the first and the second picture?
3. Which one do you think is more recent? Why?
4. Do you know anything about chariot races?
5. Have you seen the film Gladiator?
In this lesson we are going to study the ancient Rome form of entertainment
that took place in the Colosseum. First, we are going to study one of the most
important examples of the Roman Empire architecture and engineering.
Secondly, we are going to learn that todays sports arena has its roots in the
Roman arena.
1. What was the Colosseum?
3. Vocabulary. Find the words to these definitions from the box above.
a circular or oval area of ground around which seats are arranged for
watching plays, sports, etc. outside ________________________
in ancient Rome, a man who fought another man or animal until one of
them died for public entertainment______________________
a male ruler of an empire ______________________
a person who is owned by someone else and has to work for them
_______________
to harm or spoil something ___________________
a competition to do better than other people __________________
a sudden violent movement of the earths surface _______________
1 What is today the Colosseum of Rome? How many visitors are there every year?
2 Where is it located?
3 When did its construction start? Under what emperor?
4 How long did it take to build it? In honour of what emperor?
5 What are its dimensions?
6 To what can it be compared nowadays?
7 How many floors were there?
8 How many arches did each floor have?
9 How many people could the Colosseum hold?
10 Where was the seating for the nobles and for the common
man?
11 What was there under the Colosseum?
12 How many animals could die in the course of the games?
13 When did the last games take place?
14 What destroyed the southern part of the Colosseum?
5. Now watch another short video about the Colosseum of Rome. Try to
find the answers to these questions.
- How long did it take to leave your seat in the Colosseum after the show?
- Why did Emperors let people watch shows in the Colosseum?
- What were the 2 most famous types of games?
- What animals were used in fights?
- Who were the gladiators? Mention 3 types of people.
- Apart from gladiatorial games, what 2 other shows were also popular in the
Colosseum?
- How long was the Colosseum used for?
6. Read the text below about the Colosseum and underline the new
information.
Answers to exercise 1:
Not mentioned: church, castle, coin symbol, temple, bullfight, factory, martyr
Answers to exercise 2:
1. amphitheatre 2. gladiator 3. emperor 4. slave 5. damage 6. contest 7.
earthquake
Answers to exercise 3:
1. T 2. F 3.T 4.T 5.F 6.T 7.F 8.T 9.T 10.F
Answers to exercise 5:
1. 15 minutes to leave the site
2. to gain the favour of the people
3. venation or animal hunt and munera or gladiatorial show
4. lions, tigers, elephants, bears, alligators
5. slaves, criminals and prisoners of war
6. theatrical plays and chariot races
7. for over 450 years
Videos Sources:
http://www.history.com/videos/deconstructing-history-colosseum#deconstructing-history-colosseum
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaSbYIeqGWg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOylD1KC6kc