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COLOSSEUMÖ‰
ELLIPTICAL AMPHITHEATRE
IN ROME
Gladiator
The Way of the Dragon
Pompeii
The Scarlet and the Black
Films with scenes in the Colosseum
The Colosseum could hold, it is estimated, between 50,000 and 80,000 spectators, having an average audience of some 65,000; it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles such as mock sea battles.
The building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era. It was later reused for such purposes as ho