• Elvin BrookingEuropean HolidayTraveler
    ColosseumNgati Awa in the houseRoman Forum where daily Roman life occurred In the background Palace Dominus AureaThe three columns to the right are all that remains of a great building in the roman forumA Church still in use today and where the church bells rang out as we visitedPalatine Hill ruins housed Roma's first permanent settlementMuch if the area was damaged by an earthquake and then looters removed much of the marblePanoramic view of the roman forum ruins looking down from Palantine HillThis was the hub of roman societyArch of Constantine built to commemorate the victory of a major battle the army wonThis cross in the Colosseum was commissioned to remember those Christians who perished in the ArenaThis place had a very eerie feeling about it The Pope holds mass here on Good FridayAn earthquake meant it was left to rack n ruin until the Pope deemed it of National significanceThe following pic would have looked like this originallyOne the the hundred arches supporting the seating area for the publicGames were separated into 3 different events First was wild animal hunting spectacleSecond was the execution of Christians, enemies of the RepublicThird was the Gladiator fights which may have also included female fightsPanoramic view of the third tier of the Colosseum where the poorest people satDue to a fun run raising awareness and funds for Cancer all roads around Colosseum were closedEntering the Arena area of the Colosseum thru the same walkway Gladiators would have tread

    Colosseum VIP Arena Access

    May 12, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    Today's visit to the Colosseum took in the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill and access to the Gladiator Arena
    The Colosseum name is a recent term as it was originally known as Flavian Amphitheater after Emperor Vespasianus Flavius who built it.
    It took 8-10 years to build and seated between 50-60,000 people    Read more