The Italian word for comrade is compagno, meaning fellow. The word camerata, meaning roommate, is the fascist equivalent.
When the games were held in the forum, the only seats were a limited amount of temporary wooden seating. The Circus Maxima. The Colosseum. The Colosseum In the first century AD, the Roman Emperor Vespasian decided that Rome needed a stadium that would not only satisfy the crowds, but also convince the magnitude that ...
The arena was used to host spectacular public entertainment events such as gladiator fights, wild animal hunts and public executions from 80 CE to 404 CE. Purpose & Dimensions. The construction of the Colosseum was begun in 72 CE in the reign of Vespasian on the site that was once the lake and gardens of Emperor Neroâs Golden House