Roma (30) ColosseoCapable of seating 50,000 spectators, the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles. As well as the gladiatorial games, other public spectacles were held there, such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology.
Roma (41) Inside the ColosseoThe Hypogeum is visible today, this was under the ground, It consisted of a two-level subterranean network of tunnels and cages beneath the arena where gladiators and animals were held before contests began
