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Roman Coliseum Facts

• Flavian Empire - As discussed earlier, the Roman coliseum was initially known as the "Flavian Amphitheater". It is an enormous and gigantic edifice of the ancient Roman realm. The Roman monarch Vespasian instigated the structure of the Roman Coliseum in the year 70 AD. He was the initiator of the Flavian Empire.
• 100 Days! - The Roman coliseum was finished in 80 AD after the passing away of the monarch. The subsequent successor to the throne, King Titus, unlocked it for the public. It is believed the opening ceremony lasted for more than 100 days!
• Colossus - Coliseum was constructed near the enormous statue of Colossus and engaged a fraction of the Nero's park. The existing name was thus derived from the effigy of Colossus.
• Capacity - The Roman Coliseum is an arena that has the ability to accommodate 50,000 people at a time. Formerly, it had 4 floors, where the first 3 had broad vaulted entry and the 4 floor had rectangular doorways.
• High and Mighty - The altitude of every floor is roughly between 32 to 42 feet high. The entire height of the complete structure is approximately 144 feet. The dimension of the amphitheatre is 79 x 45 meters. In Latin "arena" implies "sand". Interestingly, the arena of the Coliseum was made of sand and wood. There were lofty nets along the sides of the Coliseum to shield the audience.
• Open for all - The Roman Coliseum had 76 openings and an extra 4 entrance held in reserve for the ruler, aristocrats and the gladiators.
• Exit in 5 Minutes! - A significant piece of information that is worth mentioning is that Coliseum is intended in such a way that complete audience could be dispersed in a time span of barely 5 minutes. The heart of the Coliseum is separated into an stadium where the performance used to take place.
• Class Distinction - The seats were prearranged as per the social grade of the audience. The seats on the initial 3 tiers from the top were generally held in reserve for the aristocrats while the common man was accommodated on seats from the 4 tier.
• Wooded Floorings - The floor or the stadium had cavernous compartments where the gladiators relaxed prior to the performance. At times the wooden floor of the Roman coliseum was detached and the whole ground that spans 6 acres of land was swamped with water.