Roman Colosseum

This miracle of the great structure is exemplary sense the fierce Roman Empire under which the engineering masterpiece was built. The construction, which began from about 70-72 AD under Emperor Vespasian reached its completion in AD 80 and was crowned emperor Vespasian, was replaced by the Emperor Titus.
However, the famous Roman Colosseum is named after the Latin name Amphitheatre smell, as has already been built by the dynasty of emperors-Avian Fl.
The structure of the stereotype of the past break elliptical Greek buildings are 189 meters long and 156 meters around a spherical basis of up to 6 hectares covering about 24,000 square meters. The outer wall measures 48 meters, is the central field of the earth in the form of an egg, leading to 87 meters, surrounded by a wall 5 meters high stretching.
Once a host courage for the battles of the Roman gladiator fights, simulated battles and tricks Cuber held by Titus, who had this mega filled with water to the acrobats of the animal swim training to show it was the Coliseum in a position to giant figure of 50,000 spectators at a time to meet.
There were also points of mythological dramas played here with the implementation of a hero, often of animals or a rebellious nature, the highest point of the drama brand.
Even then, the contemporary artists who have managed to do much put Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Elton John and Billy Joel.
Under the aspect of religion and holiness, the Coliseum is a site for Catholics, even if the site was not much importance is attached to the past, the 16th and 17th centuries, when Pope Pius V preached to the pilgrims to the sand collection from the arena of the Colosseum as a ritual practice.