What is the name of the building that gladiators once faught?

Question

that historic builing in italy.

Answer 1

Colosseum (or Coliseum; in Italian, Colosseo) is of course right, just remember it's not a generic name for a building, but the proper name of a specific "amphitheatre"; there was a lot of amphitheatres all along Roman Republic/Empire.
The word "arena" describe the space inside an amphitheatre, it's the place where actually gladiators fight (but not only) took place.

Answer 2

The Flavian Amphitheatre AKA The Colosseum in Rome, Italy.

Answer 3

The Colosseum or the Amphitheatrum Castrense.

"The Colosseum or Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo), is a giant amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome. Originally capable of seating 45,000–50,000 spectators, it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles."

"Colosseum" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum

"The Amphitheatrum Castrense is a Roman amphitheatre in Rome, next to the church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. It dates to the 2nd or 3rd century. It is unusual for being built of brick (rather than the more usual stone), and for having later been incorporated into the Aurelian Walls."

"Amphitheatrum Castrense" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphitheatrum_Castrense

"Gladiator fights took place in amphitheatres (like the Colosseum) during the afternoon of a full day event."

"Gladiator : A Day at the Colosseum: the Pinnacle of Popularity of the Games" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator#A_Day_at_the_Colosseum:_the_Pinnacle_of_Popularity_of_the_Games

"In the Roman Empire, Roman amphitheatres were round or oval in shape, forming a comple circle or ellipse, and were used for spectator sports, games and displays. This is in contrast to a Greek classical theatre, which was semi-circular and used for theatrical performances. An amphitheatre also differed from a Roman circus or Greek hippodrome, both of which were used for chariot racing and horse racing and were shaped more like a very long, narrow horse shoe."

"The best-known amphitheatre in the world is the Colosseum in Rome, which is more correctly termed the Flavian amphitheatre (Amphitheatrum Flavium), after the Flavian dynasty who had it built. An amphitheatre in a community became a prized symbol of Roman citizenship in the outlying areas of Italy. In the small town of Larino, in the Molise, a man who had made his fortune in far away Rome financed the construction of an oval amphitheatre that could house ten thousand spectators. In fact, the amphitheatre in Larino predates the Colosseum. The remains of some 75 amphitheatres have been located in widely scattered areas of the Roman Empire."

"Amphitheatre" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphitheatre

- Colosseum
- Amphitheatrum Castrense
- Ludus Magnus (a "training amphitheare")
- Amphitheater of Statilius Taurus (no longer extant)

"List of Roman amphitheatres" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_amphitheatres

Answer 4

The Colosseum

Answer 5

Flavian Amphitheatre

Answer 6

The Roman Coloseum.

Answer 7

The Colloseum

Answer 8

Colosseum of Rome and it was also the place were all the arts happen

Answer 9

Roman Colosseum. Its still there and quite beautiful!!

Answer 10

the roman coliseum wich now is over 500 years old