Colosseum Now - by Aleenah
The Colosseum or Coliseum is one of Rome’s ancient monuments and was used as a sports center. This was
Appearance Now
The Colosseum was built from stone and concrete, it is 615 ft and 650 Roman ft and is a 4-story building.
It is an amphitheater with arches around the building. Behind, had statues of Gods and divinities which they used to worship. On the third tier held large statues than the other ones.
Inside the Colosseum, there is a maze at the very bottom. The area looked destroyed with moss everywhere because of earthquakes or some damaging situations.
Used For Then/Now
The Colosseum was used as a sports center where 10000 slaves faced terror trying to survive from hungry wild animals. Gladiators where some people who participated in “games” that the Romans held. This was also built for reenacting famous battles. Some where “A Relief Of Trireme” , “A Vessel Powered By Three Banks Of Oars” , “depicts the kind of boat often preferred for Roman naumachia”. There were dramas, public spectacles (animal hunts) and executions.
The Colosseum is now one of the most popular tourist destinations.
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