Symbols+of+Italy

=Symbols of Italy =

====The symbol that i have chosen to do my task on is the Colosseum because i have always wanted to go there and here is my chance to learn a little bit about it. ====

= COLOSSEUM = ==== When Vespasian became Roman Emperor in 69 AD he wanted to prove to the Italians that he saw not going to take advantage of his power and live in luxury like Nero there old leader. As a result he tour down a lot of Nero's golden houses and replaced them with public parks. ====

==== The Colosseum was built for entertainment, the main entertainment was people killing animals or people killing people. The Colosseum was made out of Concrete, marble and limestone. The Colosseum can hold 45,000 people that are seated but it there are people standing it can hold are 70,000. Sometime they would flood the Colosseum so they can have naval battles were a lot of the competitors died. ====

==== The Colosseum was built in the early days of the Roman Empire, around 70 CE. The Romans built thing to last and hold huge spectacles, anyone could attended an event in the Colosseum and the admission was free. ====