Wednesday 29 May 2013

The Coliseum by Numbers

Here are ten figures related to the Roman Coliseum which was built in 70 AD.

1.  10 -- the number of years it took to build the Coliseum




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2.  1788 -- the perimeter of the Coliseum

                                   

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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