The Colosseum

The Colosseum, also known as the Flavian Amphitheater, is a vast Roman amphitheater. It was erected as a gift to the Roman people during the reign of the Flavian emperors. Emperor Titus celebrated the opening of the Colosseum with a hundred days of gladiatorial sports. The games were historically visited by Emperors. The emperor Commodus is said to have performed hundreds of times in the arena. The Colosseum also featured plays, reenactments, and even public executions in addition to sports.

The Colosseum hosted gladiatorial fights as well as a variety of other events. The concerts, known as munera, were usually put on by private persons rather than the government. They had a major religious component, but they were also displays of power and family status, and they were hugely popular with the populace. The animal hunt, or venatio, was another popular sort of spectacle.

The Colosseum is now a famous tourist destination in Rome, with thousands of visitors visiting each year to see the inside arena. In the upper story of the building's outside wall, there is currently an Eros Museum. A portion of the arena floor has been resurfaced. A network of subterranean corridors underneath the Colosseum that were once used to bring wild animals and gladiators to the arena opened to the public in the summer of 2010. The Colosseum has appeared in numerous films, artworks, and games. It's featured in movies such as Roman Holiday, Gladiator, The Way of the Dragon, The Core and Jumper and games like Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Ryse: Son of Rome, and Forge of Empires.

Location: Rome