The Colosseum of Ancient Rome
The arena floor – under the floor of the Colosseum, there
were cells for the gladiators, criminals, and wild animals.
First seating tier – The colosseum stood 160 feet high with
four levels. three of the levels had seats, the fourth was
for standing room only, and spectators were seated purely
according to social class. The court and distinguished
visitors sat on the first tier, where the emperor and his
family had their own box.
Second seating tier – the second tier consisted of rows of
marble seats that were reserved for traders and
businessmen.
Third seating tier – this area of seating was for women
only.
entrances – in total, the Colosseum could hold as many as
50,000 spectators at a time. They entered through the
eighty entrances at ground level.
Doorways – Here you can see the doorways leading out to the
rows of seats.
Arches and columns – The first three levels of the
Colosseum each had eighty arches, some of which were
numbered for ease of seating people. A mass of columns
supported the levels: Doric columns for the first, ionic
for the second, and on the third level, Corinthian. The top
level had Corinthian pilasters – shallow rectangular
columns.
Roof – The Colosseum had no roof. instead, masts anchored
ropes supporting a huge awning that was raised to protect
the crowds against the blazing summer sun.