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10,000 dead slaves and animals from all over the world. That can only be from the coliseum and the gladiator fights. The coliseum also had many earthquakes after the coliseum stopped having fights because of christianity. Because the coliseum had so many earthquakes, Rome used the coliseum as a fort as well.

Why we picked this topic?

The reason that we picked this topic is because we wanted to know what was the coliseum used for. We wanted to know why the coliseum was made and for who it was made. We also wanted to know if foreign rulers came to the coliseum to show their wealth and to make trades or agreements with the emperor. Another of why we picked this topic is because in Ancient Rome the coliseum was a huge landmark and it is know known all over the world to this day.

We think the answer is...

We think the answer is the coliseum is used for entertaining the roman people and the emperor himself. we also think the coliseum is for other rulers around the world to show their wealth. we also think that at the fights against tehh gladiators free food and wine was givent to the prospectors.

What was the coliseum used for and what happened in there?

The coliseum opened by the emperor Titus in a.d.80 50,000 people could fit in the coliseum. The building was used for a bad purpose like people watch other people get killed and have fight for entertainment gladiators fought each other to death other people even fought animals in the coliseum these games were public shows paid for by emperors and other important Romans to gain popularity.