Rome: The Usage Of The Colosseum

The Colosseum was the largest amphitheater ever built in its time. The usage of this amphitheater would hold up to 50,000 spectators for entertainment purposes. The Roman Empire would proceed through one of 80 gate arches which were constructed with concrete barrel vaults, tunnels, and numerous passageways called, vomitorium throughout the Colosseum for control of entry and exit flow. The arches are completed of mixed Roman and Greek Columns. The columns start with Doric on the lower story, then Ionic and Corinthian. Towards the end of its consumption, the Romans recycled the Colosseum for its marble and stone as a quarry on other developments.