The Roman Colosseum held in access of 55,000 spectators. Some scholars believe that number may be low, and in the hay day of colosseum spectacles, it had capacity crowds of over 80,000. The structure has 80 arched entrances which allowed the massive crowds to fill the colosseum fully from empty in around 10 minutes. (Eyewitness Travel) Each entrance has a Roman numerals located above the archway which helped spectators find their seats. The numbers can still be seen today. Entrance to the colosseum was free to the citizens of Rome, but seating was most definitely assigned according to class. The upper ring of the colosseum was for standing room section located for peasants, while the emperor sat on a large terrace called the podium. The fact that the colosseum could be filled and evacuated in ten minutes blows my mind. Beaver Stadium at Penn State, holds 110,000 people and if everyone stays until the end of the game, it takes at least 30 minutes to get out of the stadium. The ancient Romans b
uilt with an extreme precision, that is un parallel to the modern buildings of today. The colosseum is a testament to the brilliant architects of the ancient Roman empire who’s buildings still boggle historians to this date.
The Roman Colosseum held in access of 55,000 spectators. Some scholars believe that number may be low, and in the hay day of colosseum spectacles, it had capacity crowds of over 80,000. The structure has 80 arched entrances which allowed the massive crowds to fill the colosseum fully from empty in around 10 minutes. (Eyewitness Travel) Each entrance has a Roman numerals located above the archway which helped spectators find their seats. The numbers can still be seen today. Entrance to the colosseum was free to the citizens of Rome, but seating was most definitely assigned according to class. The upper ring of the colosseum was for standing room section located for peasants, while the emperor sat on a large terrace called the podium. The fact that the colosseum could be filled and evacuated in ten minutes blows my mind. Beaver Stadium at Penn State, holds 110,000 people and if everyone stays until the end of the game, it takes at least 30 minutes to get out of the stadium. The ancient Romans b
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