Colosseum: Facts & Related Content

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An estimated half million people and one million animals were killed during events held in the Colosseum.
Built in little under ten years, contruction of the Colosseum employed mostly builders who were slaves from the newly conquered province of Judea.
Events at the Colosseum were free to attend, but women and slaves were given seats with the worst views. Broken pieces of clay were used as tickets, and those with a higher socioeconomic status were given better seats.
The original name of the Colosseum was Flavian Amphitheater, named for the dynasty of the emperor Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian.
The vomitorium was the entrance to the Colosseum where spectators would "spill in", analagous to the flow of vomit.