The Roman Colosseum and it’s effect of Roman Society
By: Teodoro Uberuaga
Did you know that the Roman Colosseum had gladiator fights, animal hunters, mock sea battles and more. Could hold over 50,000 people. By looking at The Roman Colosseum, one can see that it had a big impact on Roman culture and politics, because they would hold public executions of Christians which made the religion appear treacherous. The colosseum main uses were: politics, entertainment and public executions.
The Roman Colosseum took ten years to build and was about 12 stories tall. It could hold 50,000 spectators. It had box seats for the rich. The upper levels were to hold commoners. Under the colosseum was a labyrinth with halls, and rooms which caged animals and held …show more content…
They would execute common criminals by throwing them to wild animals. The Romans loved this. The most terrible execution was crucifixion. Someone executed like this was most likely Christians. The victim would be nailed to a cross by their wrist, and burned alive, to light up the colosseum. Since the entire body was supported by the wrist, it was often that their shoulders and wrists were dislocated. A Roman citizen couldn’t have the punishment of crucifixion. A Roman citizen would be beheaded. Before being executed they would usually tourte you first.
My comparison is to the difference of how the Romans used the colosseum and how we use the Colosseum today. Why we use coliseums for has not changed that much. We still use colosseums for entertainment. Back then in Rome they used it to have people fight to the death. How gladiators would win is killing their opponent. Now, we have people or teams compete against each other in sports. How you would win in sports presently is whoever has the most points at the end of the game wins. By looking at the differences, we can understand that the romans still have an effect on our society, just not in a bloody way.
Timeline:
72
By: Teodoro Uberuaga
Did you know that the Roman Colosseum had gladiator fights, animal hunters, mock sea battles and more. Could hold over 50,000 people. By looking at The Roman Colosseum, one can see that it had a big impact on Roman culture and politics, because they would hold public executions of Christians which made the religion appear treacherous. The colosseum main uses were: politics, entertainment and public executions.
The Roman Colosseum took ten years to build and was about 12 stories tall. It could hold 50,000 spectators. It had box seats for the rich. The upper levels were to hold commoners. Under the colosseum was a labyrinth with halls, and rooms which caged animals and held …show more content…
They would execute common criminals by throwing them to wild animals. The Romans loved this. The most terrible execution was crucifixion. Someone executed like this was most likely Christians. The victim would be nailed to a cross by their wrist, and burned alive, to light up the colosseum. Since the entire body was supported by the wrist, it was often that their shoulders and wrists were dislocated. A Roman citizen couldn’t have the punishment of crucifixion. A Roman citizen would be beheaded. Before being executed they would usually tourte you first.
My comparison is to the difference of how the Romans used the colosseum and how we use the Colosseum today. Why we use coliseums for has not changed that much. We still use colosseums for entertainment. Back then in Rome they used it to have people fight to the death. How gladiators would win is killing their opponent. Now, we have people or teams compete against each other in sports. How you would win in sports presently is whoever has the most points at the end of the game wins. By looking at the differences, we can understand that the romans still have an effect on our society, just not in a bloody way.
Timeline:
72