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Purposes:
Colosseum was built as a mass entertainment venue. It often
held gladiator fights & wild animal hunts.
There is a performance area and a seating area for spectators.
It provided excellent propaganda for the Emperor Vespasian.
(Vespasian wanted to restore popular support by returning
public land that had been taken by Nero).
Dates of construction: (Built between 70-80 AD )
Built by Emperor’s of the Flavian Dynasty. The building
had reached the top of the 2nd level when Vespasian died
in 79AD.
His son Titus added the 3rd and 4th levels and celebrated
the dedication of the enlardged stucture in AD80. Further
minor additions were made by Titus’ brother, Domitian.
History of the site: Vespasian built the colosseum in the
grounds of Nero’s Golden House.
These sections were divided into wedges by steps and aisles that led down
from the internal passages
(vomitoria). A wall rose up 5m behind
the upper section and was pierced
by windows and doors that linked to
a corridor behind – on this wall was
a colonnade with seats for women behind.