04/27/15 Facts

The Circus Maximus - LINK

• The Circus Maximus was constructed in the 6th century BCE.
• Could seat 250,000 people, one quarter of Rome's population.
• It was a wooden stadiums, two fires happened in 31BC and 64 AD.
• Now it's a Marble Stadium, more than 600 meters long and 150 meters wide

Colosseum - LINK

• The Coliseum in Rome has over 80 entrances and can seat about 50,000 spectators.
• Over 500,000 people lost their lives and over a million wild animals were killed throughout the duration of the Colosseum
• The last gladiatorial fights took place in 435 AD.