History & Heritage

The Colosseum of Rome

A tour of the great Roman stadium where gladiators once fought before huge crowds.

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1The Colosseum is the largest ancient stadium still standing in Rome.

2Roman workers finished the huge building almost two thousand years ago.

3Fifty thousand people could watch the shows inside at one time.

4Gladiators fought wild animals and each other on the sandy floor.

5The emperor and the crowd decided together if a fighter lived.

6Under the floor were cages, lifts, and rooms for the animals.

7Workers could flood the arena to stage battles with real ships.

8Later earthquakes damaged the building and people stole its stones.

9In the Middle Ages families even built houses inside its walls.

10Today the Colosseum is the most visited monument in Italy.

11Its broken arches still tell the story of a powerful empire.

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