2006-07-16 04:14:24 · 7 answers · asked by john h 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
45,000
Colosseum or Coliseum (both: kŏləsē'əm) , Ital. Colosseo, common name of the Flavian Amphitheater in Rome, near the southeast end of the Forum, between the Palatine and Esquiline hills. Begun by Vespasian, c.A.D. 75, and completed by his son Titus in A.D. 80, it is the most imposing of Roman antiquities. The vast four-storied oval is 617 ft (188 m) by 512 ft (156 m), much of which is still standing; it had tier on tier of marble seats accommodating c.45,000 spectators. It encloses an arena measuring 250 ft (76 m) by 151 ft (46 m) where gladiatorial combats were held (see gladiators) until 404. According to tradition, persecuted Christians were thrown there to beasts. The Colosseum has been damaged several times by earthquakes.
2006-07-16 04:49:25 · answer #1 · answered by SammyD 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2006-07-16 04:17:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No seats except for the Imperial box. Plebs were on the terraces.
2006-07-16 04:19:18 · answer #3 · answered by Red P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ther has not bin seats in the col for thousands of years. your guess is as good as anybodys.
2006-07-16 04:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by thejollyrogerer.. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read once that it could hold 50,000...that doesn't mean they'd all be sitting though I suppose. Hope that helps.
2006-07-16 04:30:36 · answer #5 · answered by bookworm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I would say all of them. Woulden you? And you heard it here first from a REAL Nutcase!!""""NUT'S"""""PS....did i win ....did i win....did i win????
2006-07-16 04:20:59 · answer #6 · answered by dl200558 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
50,000
2006-07-16 04:18:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋