what are some important to know facts about the underground passageways for the coliseum in romecan you please tell me how the animals got up and down and some good pictures that have diagrams.(of animals and the elevators.
Capable of seating 50,000 spectators, the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectaclesAs well as the gladiatorial games, other public spectacles were held there, such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythologyThe building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval eraIt was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry, and a Christian shrine
Capable of seating 50,000 spectators, the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectaclesAs well as the gladiatorial games, other public spectacles were held there, such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythologyThe building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval eraIt was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry, and a Christian shrine
