Colosseo

Colosseum is the largest ever built amphitheatre of the Roman Empire constructed in the 70-72 AD. It was used for Gladiators Games and public spectacles. The Colosseum was built by Jewish prisoners. There was a saying: “as long as the Colossus stands, so shall Rome; when the Colossus falls, Rome shall fall; when Rome falls, so falls the world" which only confirms the importance of the Colosseum in the ancient times.

However, at the moment you can only see only the skeleton of what was previously the Colosseum which originally had even a roof. A lot of it was destroyed during the wars. In addition, the Colosseum’s stones were used to build a large part of the historic Rome. But even at the present state when you enter into Colosseum you can feel the history and imagine the Gladiorors’ games (especially if you watched “The Gladiator”)

As any Rome’s touristic attractions a lot of people come to visit Colosseum per day. It is suggested that you plan to visit the Colosseum and the Imperial Forum within the same day; this will allow you to save on the ticket price and to avoid standing in two line.

Around Colosseum there are always men dressed as Gladiators and offering to take photos with them for a fee, of course.