Colosseum

Colosseum is a historical building as a great showman / Amphitheater which included one of the "Seven World Middle miracle." Located in the State Capital of Italy, Rome, called the original "Flavian Amphitheater", was founded by King resolved by Vespasian and his son Titus.

About the year pembuatannya still have differences in confidence. Some argued that the Colosseum is made in the year 79 BC (BC), who have also made that between the years 70-82 BC (Anno Domini). Origin of the name Colosseum comes from a statue at 130 feet or 40 m, called Colossus. Colosseum is set to accommodate 50,000 people audience.

Building Construction

Reconstruction of the Colosseum began Raja Vespasian 72 years BC (the BC) and resolved by his son Titus in the year 80 BC (after BC). Colosseum was established near the enermous Nero's palace, the Domus aurea has awakened after the big fire in Rome in the year 64 BC (after BC). Some experts believe that the construction history of the Colosseum is financed with the hijack of the temple in Jerusalem by order of King Herod in 64 BC (after BC). Dio Cassius a historian said that there are approximately 9000 wild animals who have been killed in 100 days as the dedication and opening of the Colosseum. Floor of the Colosseum arena tertutupi sand to prevent blood-flow of blood does not go everywhere.

Show

In the Colosseum at the time was providing a place of spectacular performance, a fight between animals (venetaiones), contention between prisoners and animals, execution of prisoners (noxii), water fight (naumachiae) is flush with the arena, and the contention between the gladiator (munera ). For hundreds of years, it is estimated that thousands of people and animals die in the Colosseum showtimes.

Naming History

In the Colosseum at the time was providing a place of spectacular performance, a fight between animals (venetaiones), contention between prisoners and animals, execution of prisoners (noxii), water fight (naumachiae) is flush with the arena, and the contention between the gladiator (munera ). For hundreds of years, it is estimated that thousands of people and animals die in the Colosseum showtimes.

Description

Colosseum-sized big enough. With a high 48 m, length 188 m, 156 m wide and knowledgeable about the entire building to create 2.5 ha Colosseum looks so big and broad. Arenanya made of wood measuring 86 mx 54 m, and covered by sand. Ellipse or rounded form of the Colosseum to use the players to prevent fading to the corner and prevents the audience to be closer to the show.

Colosseum is the result of a very great. Place is told as a great stadium and spectacular as by the shape and structure of the Colosseum. Until now also, as the Colosseum still say a great stadium and spectacular. Seat in the Colosseum is divided into levels of different.

Podium, where the first sitting dedicated to the Roman senator. Special room for the king, where istirahatnya, storage property is also located at this level. Under the podium is maeniaum primum, which is devoted to the noble Roman. Level three is maenianum primum-divided into the three parts. The bottom (immum) is used for the rich, at the top again (summum), used to herd. And last, in the wood (maenianum secundum in legneis) is where the structure of wood in the top of the building. That place is the place to stand that is used only for the women inferior.

After 2 years Colosseum used as a first place, the Son termuda Vespasian ordered to mengkonstruksikan area underground (hypogeum), two levels of underground channels are interconnected and form the tunnel where the confinement of animals and gladiator pertarungannya placed before the start. There is also provided pitfall traps form-door traps that are used to prevent entry of animals, wild animals are not planned to keep the arena and for storage of weapons inside the Colosseum.

Then history

Colosseum is still used up to 217 years, although the fire has been damaged due to be struck by lightning. Colosseum has improved in the year 238 and gladiator games until Christians are gradually stop the game because it takes too many victims of the soul.

The building used to store various types of animals up to the year 524. Two earthquakes in the years 442 and 508 which cause severe damage to the building. In the mid-Century, the Colosseum is very severe damage caused by the earthquake that is more in the year 847 and 1349 and used as a stronghold and also established a church there.

Many marble stones are used to resurface and rebuild parts of the Colosseum has been damaged due to a burn. On 16 and 17 centuries, families use the Roman Colosseum as a place of marble stone for building construction St. Peter's Basilica and special residential palazzi, the Roman family.

In the year 1749, there is a form of maintenance Colosseum. Pope Benediktus XIV to prohibit the Colosseum as a place of mining. In 2000 there is an outcry in Italy in order to oppose the use of the death penalty for countries around the world (in Italy, the death penalty abolished in 1948). Some of the demonstrators in front of the Colosseum. Since that time, as a forerunner in the legal capital, change the color of the local Colosseum at night from a white gold with a candle lighting and neon lights up at the time where the world take action execution that.