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The Colosseum is the largest and most famous amphitheater in the Roman world. The name Colosseum is derived from the Colossus Neronis, an enormous bronze statue that Emperor Nero had erected in his image and was located near the Colosseum. The statue was eventually pulled down, possible to reuse its bronze.The Colosseum is 189 meters (615 feet) long, and 156 meters (510 feet) wide, while the outer wall is 48 meters (157 feet) high. The central arena is surrounded by a 4.5 meter (15 foot) high wall. It was capable of holding some 50,000 spectators who could enter the building through no less than 80 entrances. Above the arena were 4 tiers of seating. The upper tier contained seating for lower classes and women. The lowest tier was preserved for prominent citizens.The arena was comprised of a wooden floor covered by sand (the Latin word for sand is harena) covering an elaborate underground structure called the hypogeum. Today little remains of the original arena floor, but the hypogeum is still clearly visible. It consists of a series of underground tunnels used to house animals and slaves. Spectators were protected from the rain and heat of the sun by sails called the “velarium”, that was attached around the top of the attic. In Ridley Scott’s 2000 film Gladiator, the Colosseum was re-created via computer-generated imagery. The depiction of the building itself is generally accurate and it gives a good impression of what the underground hypogeum would have been like.The construction of the Colosseum was started by emperor Vespasian of the Flavian dynasty in 72 AD and was finished by his son Titus in 80 AD. During the Colosseum’s opening ceremonies, spectacles were held for 100 days in which 5,000 of animals and 2,000 gladiators were killed. The Roman Colosseum remained in use for nearly 500 years. The last recorded games were held in it in the 6th century while the last known gladiatorial fight took place in 404 AD. About 500,000 people and over a million wild animals died in the arena.Emperors used the Colosseum to entertain the public with free games. Those games were a symbol of prestige and power and they were a way for an emperor to increase his popularity. Games were held for a whole day or even several days in a row. At the height of its popularity the cost of these games came to one third of the total income of the Roman Empire. Games in the Colosseum usually started with comical acts and displays of exotic animals and ended with fights to the death between animals and gladiators or between gladiators. These fighters were usually slaves, prisoners of war or condemned criminals. Occasionally, free citizens would even enter the fight to enjoy their 15 minutes of fame.Gladiators at the Colosseum who acknowledged defeat could request the fight to be stopped. The gladiator would signal his request by raising his finger. The crowd’s response was taken into consideration in deciding whether to let the loser live or order the victor to kill him. Popular belief is s that “thumbs down” meant kill and “thumbs up” meant spare, but there is no visual evidence for this.
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