A brief introduction to the Roman Colosseum
The ancient Roman Colosseum in Italy, also known as the Colosseum, Colosseum, and Gorosseum, was a place in the ancient Roman Empire where slave owners, aristocrats and freemen watched animal battles or slave battles. Built between 72 and 82 AD, it is a symbol of ancient Roman civilization. The site is located in the center of Rome, the capital of Italy. It is located south of Piazza Venezia, near the ancient Roman market.
The Colosseum was built on the order of Emperor Vespasian and was built in ancient Rome to please the victorious generals and soldiers and to praise the great ancient Roman Empire. Completed during the reign of his son Domitian, it was one of the landmark buildings of the ancient Roman Empire. The Colosseum was built on the site of another Roman emperor Nero's Domus Aurea, which was destroyed in a Roman fire in 64 AD. According to the Roman historian Dio Cassius, when the Colosseum was built, the Romans held a 100-day celebration and slaughtered 9000 livestock.
The Colosseum is the largest elliptical arena in the Roman Empire. It has a long axis of 187 meters, a short axis of 155 meters, and a circumference of 527 meters. The center is a performance area, with a long axis of 86 meters and a short axis of 54 meters. The ground is covered with floors and surrounded by layers of stands. The stands have about 60 rows and are divided into five areas. The lowest front row is the VIP area (such as elders, officers, priests, etc.) area. The second floor is for aristocrats, the third area is for the rich, and the fourth area is for the general public. Citizens, and the last area is for women at the bottom, all for standing seats. There is also a canopy hung by a suspension cable in the auditorium, which is used to shade the sun; and the canopy slopes towards the middle for ease of ventilation. These canopies are manipulated like sails by sailors standing on the top colonnade.
There are many holes and pipes hidden underground in the Colosseum performance area, where props and livestock, as well as gladiators, can be stored and hoisted to the ground at the beginning of the performance. The Colosseum can even use water canals to divert water. In 248 AD, water was introduced into the performance area at the Colosseum to form a lake to perform naval battles to celebrate the 1000 years since the founding of Rome. The wall is divided into four floors. The first three floors are decorated with columns, which are Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian, which are the three types of columns seen in ancient Athens. The Colosim Colosseum is famous for its magnificent and unique shape.
The modern ancient Roman Colosseum can be said to be a symbol of Rome and even the entire Italy. The Colosseum is crowded with tourists all year round, and tourists from all over the world flock here. The ticket price is 12 euros (9 euros +3 euros is not fixed for the on-site exhibition fee). If you are a resident of an EU country (need to have a passport issued by an EU country) and are between the ages of 18 and 26, you can enjoy the discount ticket festival of 4.5 euros +3 euros. There are subway and buses that can lead directly to the Colosseum. The subway price is 1 euro each time, and the bus price is 1 euro. Subway tickets and bus tickets are the same,(each ticket can be used unlimited times within the limited time, but you can only enter the subway once a day, and the use time is until 12 midnight), and you can buy tickets at ticket machines and street shops.
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