The Colosseum

This place is so amazing, I am not going to rabbit on but will allow the majestic remains speak for themselves.  What I will say is just take a moment to imagine how many people fought on this stage or were killed, it didn't feel like an eerie place but our tour guide told us at night it is definately very creepy.  It was orginally built for the poor, to give some light entertainment for the crowds.

The Gladiators were entertainers, they had to please the crowd.  When they fought each other the crowd would chant but the final decision for life or death would belong to the owner of the Gladiator.  If if the Gladiator was popular or earning the Owner some money then he would normally give the thumbs down and his life was saved if not, he would give the thumbs up and the other Gladiator would kill him there and then.  Usually the Gladiator's were friends and trained together.  Believe it or not it was a good job, it paid well and usually after a number of years they were set free but many Gladiators still stayed on as they loved the notarietary.

This place was facsinating!

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