Purposes of

the
colosseum?
Ema Condori-Teves
Why im asking this
question
At first I wanted do this presentation about historical locations I wanted
to visit in Europe, but there were so many and I realized that that would
be a really broad topic, then I was stuck thinking about how amazing
the colosseum is so I decided to research on the history of the
colosseums and all its entertainment purposes that its fulfilled and its
historical significance.
 It is in
Games
Rome, Italy
could last
of the
original Previous up to 100
days
colosseum
has been Knowled Took
around 10
destroyed/
neglected
A lot of
ge on the years to
build
Free
people
were killed topic entrance to
the Games
in the
Hosted
arena
gladiator
Arena was
fights,
What I How did they flood the colosseum?
What animals were displayed in the

want to colosseum?

learn
How many people regularly
attended?
How many events were held
here?
What were some of the most
famous type of events?
How did they build it?
When and why did it stop being
used?
Where did I researched for most of
my information by
googling my questions

my directly
I didn't know what i
wanted to focus in so I

research
found websites with
general interesting facts
I watched a few videos
that gave a lot of

come
interesting information
about the colosseum

from?
 The Roman
What I Colosseum
was built
learned (from 70 AD
Flavian
to 80 AD) Amphitheat
by
the emperor
re took less
Vespasian
The colosseums is alsothanknown10 as
Flavian Amphitheater years to
build
It is built of concrete and sand The hypogeum
consisted of two-
It is the largest amphitheater level
built. The great amphitheatre subterranean
covers and area of 6 acres network of
tunnels and 32
The aqueducts were extended to animal pens. It
supply water in the arena
Construction was funded by the
opulent spoils taken from the
Jewish Temple after the Great
Jewish Revolt in 70 AD

100,000 Jewish prisoners were

brought back to Rome after
the war, and many
contributed to the massive
workforce needed for
construction

professional Roman builders,

Additional facts
engineers, artists, painters

Animals Scholars believe hundreds of
thousands of animals were sacrificed to quench the
blood thirst of Roman audiences. The animals were
caged in the hypogeum (underneath the arena) where
they would be lifted 24 feet up to the colosseum
floor.
What i learned
Continued
Gladiators Earlier gladiators were people who
were conquered or slaves who had committed crimes.
Later gladiators were volunteers lured in from the
thrill of battle and prize money. Gladiators in the
Roman Empire were entertainers payed to fight each
other. An estimate of 700,000 people died in the
bloody arena.
Flooding the Arena Ancient writers have
recorded the colosseum being used for sea battles.
X-ray imaging did prove that a waterproof material
was used in some parts of the underground structure
of the colosseum. Additional work found that there
were 18 sunken blocks used to hold wooden props
which held up the arena floor, and if they were
removed the colosseum could be used for water
battles
 The colosseum was in
use for around 500
years
A fire is 217 A.D. took
20 years to fully repair
The entire base or area
of the Roman
Colosseum measured 6
acres.
The hypogeum was
easily able to
accommodate a vast a
series of underground
What i Learned
tunnels, passages Continuation
and
chambers used to
reflect
After doing some reasearch, this project left me with a lot more
questions than what I started with. I found out I had a hard time trying
to keep a certain theme for what to discuss,(so that the research
wouldnt be so broad) but ended up with a lot of scrambled ideas
presented.
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A&E Television Networks,
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Heenam, Samuel -. "Around

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