Roman Coliseum Research Paper

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The coliseum was a great achievement in Roman history. The coliseum was made in 70 A.D. and was opened in 80 A.D. To make it they used limestone and tuff for the building, but inside was tile. It was used for entertainment and torture. The colosseum could hold up to 50,000 - 80,000 people. The building overall was 6 acres long and 150 ft tall. There was over 80 entrances and exits. I think it was mostly in influenced by Etruscan because if romans didn't have archs they wouldn't have the design. Also Greek only influenced the pillars and the looks of it.Also from a website called “Ancient history encyclopedia” it says “Greek architects provided some of the finest and most distinctive buildings in the entire Ancient World” and “but the very influence

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