HISTORY COLOSSEUM ITALY

Colosseum, a large and historic building located in Rome, Italy. This building was built in the time of Emperor Vespasian. Completed in 80 AD, have (approximately) 50,000 spectator seats to watch a variety of shows ... like "gladitorial contest" and "public spectacles".

Architect: chikippa
Location: Rome, Italy
Year of manufacture: 70-82 M
Building type: amphitheater / Building great performances
Color building: Urban
Building Style: Ancient Roman

• Building Construction 

Reconstruction of the Colosseum starting from the King's command of Vespasian in 72 AD and completed by his son Titus in 80 AD The Colosseum was established adjacent to a previously built magnificent palaces Nero, who was named Domus Aurea was built after the great fire of Rome in AD 64. Dio Cassius a historian says that there are about 9000 wild animals that have been killed in 100 days as a celebration of the inauguration and opening of the Colosseum. The floor of the Colosseum arena was covered with sand to prevent blood-the blood does not flow anywhere. 

• History of Naming 

The name of the Coliseum as in the above is taken from the name of a statue as high as 130 feet or 40 meters, Colossus. Colossus statue remade instead of Nero as the parable of the sun god Sol, by adding crown sun. At the time of the mid-year, colossus statue has disappeared. An expert said that since the statue was made of copper, the statue was melted down for reuse.

Besides taken from the name of the Coliseum, the Coliseum is also referred to as the Flavian Amphitheater is not known who gave it the name. In Italy, the Coliseum was named il colosseo but other Roman languages using the name Le Colisee and el coliseo to mention the Colosseum.

• show 

In the Coliseum at the time was the venue for a spectacular show, which is a fight between animals (venetaiones), the fight between prisoners and animals, the execution of prisoners (noxii), water fights (naumachiae) by flooding the arena, and combats between gladiators (munera ). For hundreds of years, it is estimated thousands of people and animals die in the Coliseum performances.  

•  Gladiator 

 There are different types of gladiators filled with armor or armored gladiators like Gallus (Gallic), Samnite, Thracian (Thrax), Murmillo, Hoplomachus, Secutor, Provocator or Cataphractarius. Gladiators were lightly armed, dressed in a little, have more freedom to move, as Retiarius, Dimachaeri or Laquerarius.

• Gladiator Women 

Ancient Roman Gladiators fought Women also fought in the bloody arena, including the Roman Colosseum. Women gladiator called "Amazones" after the tribe of fierce female warriors we now refer to as the Amazon. Gladiator Women also referred to as "gladiatrices" 

      

• Facts About Gladiator

Interesting facts and information about gladiators who fought to the death in the arena of the Colosseum in Ancient Rome. Facts and information about the various types of gladiators, weapons, armor them and they are different fighting styles. How slave life, and death. Facts and information about the school and how the gladiator gladiator may get freedom 

•  Gladiator Weapons

    

Battering Ram or the Aries, consisting of a large block made from a tree trunk, about a hundred feet long, at one end of which is fastened hitter of iron or bronze in the shape of the head of a sheep or a human head (maybe just for decoration wrote times yah), and are used to break down the door of a very large.

 

The Helepolis, a defense weapon in the form of high-rise tower (height (approximately) 120m and 63m wide), The Helepolis equipped with many weapons from mild to severe spring

The Gladius is a short 27-inch sword straight, not too broad sword handle. Sword Gladius name is taken from a slave who had attended gladiatorial contest. The gladiator who use their gladius is armed with body-berpersiai like Secutor, myrmillo, hoplomachus and dimacheris.

• Most Ranking The Roman Army

1. Adscripticius - additional army of the Roman Republic that served to fill the places of soldiers who have been killed or disabled.
2. Aquilifer - carrier legion eagle
3. Armicustos - a quartermaster - in charge of the administration and supply of weapons.
4. Auxiliaries - forming corps derived from non-citizens roma.
5. Ballistarius - the artillery operator.
6. Beneficiarii - orderlies, who perform various services for military officers.
7. Cataphractarii - the heavily armed and armored cavalry deployed in the 2nd century BC.
8. Hastiliarius - a weapons instructor.
9. Immunes - soldiers who have special skills and are "immune" to combat duty and uniform, have a more specialized role in other armies.
10. Scorpionarius - is operating artillery artillery scorpion.