Colosseum

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Colosseum

• By Jordan, Everett Alex

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Stuff we know with our brains.

• Jordan Alex and Everett know
• The Colosseum could hold lots of people.
• The Colosseum is in Italy.
• The Colosseum is very large.
• The Colosseum is very old.
• The Colosseum is a famous structure for past
  fighting.
• Some have lost their lives in fights at the
  Colosseum.

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When was the
colosseum built?

• The Colloseum was built about 2000 years ago

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words and facts to find.

• Romans built amphitheaters for entertainment.
  Gladiator battles and animal fights were among
  the events held there. The Colosseum was no
  exception. The Emperor Vespasian commissioned the
  amphitheater in AD72, in an area that was once a
  marsh. The land was cleared and the Colosseum was
  erected, and when completed, it could hold up to
  55,000 spectators. Vespasian's son Titus held an
  inauguration festival in AD 80 that lasted for
  100 days. The design was so practical, with
  eighty numbered entrances and stairways leading
  to specific platforms, that patrons could enter
  their specific marked entrance, and be in their
  seat within ten minutes. Seating was
  predetermined depending on your social status at
  the time. The wealthier you were, the closer you
  could sit to the Emperor. Different social
  classes were completely segregated. The slaves
  were sometimes allowed to stand at the top level
  to watch the events.

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More facts

• The Colosseum, which stands near the center of
  present-day Rome, is perhaps the finest surviving
  example of ancient Roman architectural
  engineering. One of the most famous ruins in the
  world, thousands of tourists visit it every year.

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More Facts

• The Colosseum is shaped like a modern football
  stadium and could seat 45,000 spectators. The
  four-story facility is 161 feet high, about 600
  feet long and 500 feet wide. Events such as
  fights between gladiators and between men and
  wild animals were held there. Awnings could be
  hung from the walls to protect spectators from
  the sun.

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More Facts

• The oval-shaped, sand-covered floor of the arena
  originally could be flooded for water spectacles.
  Later, however, cages for people and animals were
  installed beneath the arena. A wall separated the
  arena from spectators whose seats rested on
  sloping concrete supports as in many stadiums
  today.

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Facts!

• When you stand in the Roman Coliseum you will
  feel the excitement that comes with knowing you
  are standing in a structure that was built almost
  2,000 years ago.

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labels
Look how bright it is in side
Look at the broken parts
Look at all the windows
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Pictures
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Cutaways
Look at the cutaway
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Maps
Can you find the Colosseum?
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