COLOSSEUM

HISTORY

• When: building began with Emperor Vespasian & was completed during Titus's reign
• Served as a means of entertainment to all Romans
• Could seat aproxamently 50,000 people
• Gladiator fights (both against other gladiators and against animals) & chariot races
• Located in the center of the Roman Capitol: Rome

RELEVANCE TO HUNGER GAMES

• Also located in the "capitol"
• Instead of fighting gladiators against each other they used tributes
• Instead of watching the gladiators live, the hunger games were seen on tv's spread throuughout the districts
• Weapons were accesible to tributes just like they were for gladiators
• People of the capitol loved the games & they definitely served as a means of entertainment to them

LINKS

• Oxford Classical Dictionary
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum
• http://thehungergames.wikia.com/wiki/Arena
• http://www.amnh.org/var/ezflow_site/storage/images/amnh/import_exhibits/imp...