Inch closer to the Colosseum and we had already started to have that amazing feeling of going back to emperor's era. One of the best preserved monument where the stories come alive as you start to walk.
Colosseum , being a top attraction and the representation of the Rome there is very little to be proud of this monument as its more of tragic,sacrifices and politics than glory
Colosseum was initially built for entertainment purpose where water was pumped into middle of stage to create a theatrical show and also gain public confidence, no doubt Romans were into politics way back.
Vantage view of the center stage |
When Colosseum was converted as fight arena, atleast 1000 lives were killed including animals and humans during the opening day.
As this continued and the blood thirsty crowd enjoyed the show, its said that Romans drew lot of the animals to extinctions and large bears were one of them.
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Trap doors and space for the movement beneath the stage |
During these time, Gladiator's were fighting for their lives and killing each others along with slaves and countless animals for public fun.
Underground passage beneath the stage , used for water movement and cleaning of all the blood shed |
Beneath the stage thousands of slaves and animals lived in dark for years, cleaning the bloodshed. Few of the trap doors and underground passages are still visible from where the animals enter the stage to make the fight thrilling and amuse the crowd.