Has one of the most bloodthirsty histories, built by Emperor Vespasian in AD 72, he ordered it to be built for particular events. It 8 years to build the Colosseum, Gladiators fought each other to death in front of a cheering crowd, the last bloodthirsty spectacle was staged in in AD 523. There was a sun canopy that covered the top, very little is known about it( must been an amazing feat of Engineering). The famous battle was the mock Naval battle staged at the Colosseum, must have been thrilling, the floor Arena was removed and the whole area flooded with water from a drained lake , Gladiators fought each other from ships or in water, up to 100 ships and 19000 men took part in the pretend-battle. Gladiators were slaves or criminals trained in schools.
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