Coliseum History
-Vespasian ordered the building of the coliseum in 69 ce
-Made mostly of concrete marble and limestone
-Water battles were stopped because of the addition of the hypogeum by the emperor Domition
-Entertainment in the coloseum is now seen as cruel often featuring battles between 2 or more gladiatiors or a human versus
an animal
-Humans would fight many different types of animals such as loins, tigers, bears, leopards and even ostriches
-Made mostly of concrete marble and limestone
-Water battles were stopped because of the addition of the hypogeum by the emperor Domition
-Entertainment in the coloseum is now seen as cruel often featuring battles between 2 or more gladiatiors or a human versus
an animal
-Humans would fight many different types of animals such as loins, tigers, bears, leopards and even ostriches
Gladiators
Chariot Racing
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/chariot.html
http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/circus.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/26602/entertainment.htm
http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/circus.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/26602/entertainment.htm
