1. 10 -- the number of years it took to build the Coliseum
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2. 1788 -- the perimeter of the Coliseum
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3. 4 -- number of floors
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4. 80 -- number of arches per floor
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5. 15 -- height in feet of inner wall separating the arena from the spectators
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6. 1 million -- number of animals that died during Coliseum games
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7. 50,000 -- number of spectators at any given event
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8. 3 -- minimum number of massive earthquakes that hit the Coliseum (one collapsed its south side)
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9. 20,000 - 30,000 -- number of workers who built the Coliseum
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10. 3.8 million -- number of visitors to Coliseum each year
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