Colosseum

Colosseum Dias 1: Fortæl hvorfor du har valgt at undersøge Colosseum. The Colosseum

is one of the most beautiful buildings of old Rome, but it had a bloodthirsty history. The Colosseum has experienced many earthquakes, but it still stands, not full anymore, in the centrum of Rome as a touristic site.

Dias 2: After the death of Nero, Vespasianus instructed to build the Colosseum

for spectacular events. He did this, because he wanted to impress and because he wanted to make the citizens happy. With help of a large army of slaves and removable stagings, he built the Colosseum. The Colosseum was built in 10 years.

Dias 3: Fakta. The Colosseum has an oval shape. The name descends of the

Latin word colosseus, what means: colossal. It is 49 m height and the outside walls have an outline of all most 537 m. 50.000 pladser. Underground, there was a labyrinth of passages, dressing rooms, cages, cells and storages.

Dias 4: In the Colosseum regular events were hold . Gladiators fought each

other on live and death, sometimes they had to fight agains animals. In the Colosseum, you could look at boxing-matches, archery-matches, chariot races and feminine fighters. There were also sea battles in which case the whole Colosseum was flooded.