Ancient Rome Half-Day Tour: Colosseum and Roman Forum

Sightseeing  :  Italy  :  Latium And Rome  :  Rome  :  Archaeology Tours

Meet your native English speaker guide at our office in Central Rome and begin your journey of the Ancient Rome. Take a small-group walking tour (maximum 25 people) of Ancient Rome's major sights and skip the queues for the Colosseum and Roman Forum.The construction of the largest amphitheater of the Roman Empire was started by Vespasian in 72 AD. This building was planned to change the relationship between power and people from then on: entertainment and distraction offered to the populace for free. It was used for gladiator fights and hunting simulations involving ferocious and exotic animals.
The capacity is estimated around 70.000 people; the shows became occasions to impress and control the people through an unforeseen display of astonishing special effects
Find out the unbelievable engineering techniques that allowed ancient Romans to complete this massive structure, that has reached us today, in less than 10 years.