Icons of the game have issued numerous prodigious blasts worthy of awe, but the actual distance is apocryphal and subject to much hyperbole. Examples include: Mickey Mantle - 660 Feet. Mickey Mantle - 634 feet. On 4/15/1961, Cincinnati Reds outfielder Wally Post hit a shot in St. Louis that traveled 569 feet. In the news article from the Cincinnati papers, Stan Musial was quoted it was by far the longest homer he ever witnessed.
Seating at the Colosseum-The Auditorium (the Cavea) The auditorium or seating area of the Colosseum was called the cavea which surrounded the central arena. The arena was the area of the Colosseum where the events were held and was separated from the seating areas by a massive wall, faced with marble.here was no wood used in the seating area of the Colosseum. The seating at the Colosseum consisted of concrete barrel vaulting which held the marble seating that was eventually installed. The seats were made of marble, numbered with lines inscribed on the marble showing the limits of each seat.
The Colosseum is a free standing building, quite different to the earlier Greek theatres which were built into the sides of hills. It is really two Roman theatres joined together. It is oval shaped, 189 meters (615 ft / 640 Roman feet) long, and 156 meters (510 ft / 528 Roman feet) wide.he Colosseum is a free standing building, quite different to the earlier Greek theatres which were built into the sides of hills. It is really two Roman theatres joined together. It is oval shaped, 189 meters (615 ft / 640 Roman feet) long, and 156 meters (510 ft / 528 Roman feet) wide.