Many Wonders Of Ancient Rome
The ancient city of Rome was advanced in many ways. The combination of the intellectually advanced engineers and physically inclined architects were able to build Rome as if it fell from the heavens. The greatness of these architect's dreams, was equally expressed to all, from the slaves to Caesar. From the races held in the Circus Maximus, to the gladiator tournaments of the Colossuem, and to the beauty that was contained by the city of Pompeii. From the visions of men, visions that seemed to come from Apollo himself, visions that should not be tarnished with such things as words, but only enjoyed in silence, a great city was constructed. For that is where these dreams are born, the city of Rome. The Colosseum or the "Flavian Amphitheater" is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Rome. It is 600 feet long, 161 feet high and 500 feet wide. It could hold 50,000-80,000 spectators at any given time. The Colosseum had four levels and seventy-six entrances for its spectators. The first level was for the Emperor, the Senators and the Vestals. The second level was for the upper class. On the third level sat the professional and business classes, and on the fourth level sat the common people and woman.
In Rome, there were many forums. A forum is an open space or market place. Generally, this word referred to the open space in any Roman town where business, judicial, civic, or religious activities were conducted. A typical forum might be surrounded by temples, shops, and basilicas, large, covered structures used for various meetings. (Bishop, Eggers) The forums eventually became a place for beautiful statues and architecture to be displayed. The wet ashes and cinders that accompanied the eruption formed a hermetic seal on the city. It preserved many of the buildings, temples, theaters, baths and private homes. The remnants of over 2,000 victims were found as well. The ashes mixed with rain and settled around the bodies in molds that remained after the bodies themselves had turned to dust. Liquid plaster was poured into some of these molds by the excavators, and the forms of the bodies have thereby been preserved. (Encarta) it was inaugurated with one hundred days of games and festivals where 9,000 wild animals and 2,000 gladiators were killed. Most shows in the Colosseum lasted all day beginning with comedic contests and exotic animal shows in the morning and moving on to professional gladiator events in the afternoon. In most t
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