Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1754: The Killing Fields of Ancient Rome
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The Colosseum, formerly known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, also known as the Roman Arena, was built in 72 AD. It was a place in the ancient Roman Empire for slave owners, nobles and free people to watch beasts or slaves fight. .
This huge Colosseum is located in the center of Rome, the capital of Italy, southeast of Piazza Venezia and near the ancient Roman market. It is one of the symbols of ancient Roman civilization and a city card of Rome.
From the appearance, the Colosseum is a perfect circle, and when viewed from a high altitude, it is oval.
It covers an area of about 20,000 square meters, with a long axis length of about 188 meters, a short axis length of about 156 meters, a circumference of about 527 meters, and a wall height of about 57 meters. It is a huge ancient building that can It accommodates nearly 90,000 people.
Of course, the modern Roman Colosseum is dilapidated and no longer glorious.
It has become a famous historical relic in the city of Rome, attracting countless tourists from all over the world every year to pay tribute to the glory and civilization of ancient Rome, and has completely lost its original function as a gladiatorial arena.
Even so, when standing in front of the ruins of the Colosseum or walking in it, people can still hear the shouts, cheers and applause coming from the Colosseum, which is very lively.
But what people hear more are the roars of crazy fighting between gladiators and beasts, gladiators and gladiators, as well as the screams of despair and pain, and the screams of death.
Even the air here seems to be filled with a strong smell of blood. Although it has been nearly two thousand years, it has never dissipated!
After coming out of the parking lot and walking to the ruins of the Colosseum, Ye Tian and the others stopped, raised their heads, and began to admire this famous historical site that symbolized ancient Roman civilization!
The Roman Colosseum that appeared in front of them had long since lost its splendor and was dilapidated. Only half of its skeleton was left, and the rest had collapsed into ruins or been destroyed by various natural and man-made disasters.
Most of the remaining skeleton is also scarred and mottled. It is said to be a famous historical site, but in fact it is not much different from a ruin. It is just a circled ruin for a fee.
But from the remaining ruins, people can still see the majesty and majesty of the Colosseum, and they can also see the glory and prosperity of the ancient Roman Empire.
"Wow! This is so spectacular. It's hard to imagine how people built such a huge Colosseum in ancient Rome two thousand years ago? It's incredible!"
"Standing here, I seem to be able to hear the sounds of the gladiators fighting crazily. The next second, Sparta, leading the revolting gladiators, seems to be rushing out of the Colosseum!"
Betty and Anderson said with emotion. Everyone was completely shocked by the famous historical relics in front of them. They all looked at the ruins of the Colosseum in front of them with their mouths open.
Ye Tian turned to look at them, then said with a smile:
"How was the Colosseum built? This is a huge Colosseum that the Roman emperor forced 80,000 Arab and Jewish prisoners of war to build over eight years. It was made with the lives and flesh of the prisoners of war.
This is not over yet. When the Colosseum was completed in 80 AD, the Romans held a hundred-day celebration ceremony. Their so-called celebration ceremony was a series of extremely crazy and **** killings.
The rulers of ancient Rome drove 5,000 ferocious beasts and 3,000 slaves, prisoners of war, and criminals into the Colosseum to fight. This crazy fighting between people and between people and ferocious beasts lasted for a full 100 days.
The celebration ceremony did not end until these 5,000 ferocious beasts and 3,000 gladiators were dead and injured, and all died together. It can be said that every handful of soil here is soaked in blood."
"I'll go! This is too cruel. A crazy killing that lasts for a hundred days. The scene is simply unimaginable. It must be extremely bloody!"
Anderson immediately exclaimed with an exaggerated expression.
Everyone else was the same. They all felt shuddering when they thought about the tragic scene of thousands of ferocious beasts and thousands of gladiators fighting madly together, just to survive for one more second.
“So, although the ancient Roman Empire was great and desirable, it was not perfect. Especially for the slaves and prisoners of war at that time, it was the most terrifying hell.
Let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s buy tickets and visit the Colosseum. When we enter the Colosseum, we will definitely see a different scenery. I’m very much looking forward to it.”
Ye Tian said with a smile, and then took Betty towards the entrance of the Colosseum.
Anderson and the others followed immediately, everyone was in high spirits and full of anticipation.
It is already afternoon, and there are not many tourists waiting in line to enter the Colosseum. There are only thirty or fifty tourists from all over the world.
In addition, some tourists were afraid of Ye Tian and others for safety reasons. When they saw them coming, these tourists immediately changed their plans and did not plan to enter the Colosseum.
So, Ye Tian and the others did not have to queue for long before they successfully entered the Colosseum.
As Ye Tian said, when they entered the Colosseum, what appeared in front of them was another, more spectacular scenery.
Especially when they stood on the stone steps in front of the arena and looked over the entire arena, each of them was completely shocked by what they saw.
This impressive Colosseum is oval-shaped, like two butt-jointed semi-circular stages. It covers a huge area and has a sizable arena in the middle, which is the stage where gladiators and beasts fight. .
The current gladiatorial platform is crisscrossed with ravines. The cellars used to house gladiators and beasts under the gladiatorial platform are all exposed. The floors that originally covered it have long since decayed and disappeared.
Surrounding the arena are four levels of stands.
According to the different identities of the spectators, the Colosseum stands are divided into three areas and can accommodate more than 90,000 spectators. Its size is comparable to the largest stadium in the world today.
Go up to the 60th floor of the grandstand, and when you reach the top of the grandstand, you will see the towering outer wall, which is fifty-seven meters high, equivalent to the height of a nineteen-story building. Although it is dilapidated, it is still impressive. Shocking.
On the lower three floors of the grandstand, there are eighty arches made of masonry on each floor, arranged in an orderly manner. The ancient arches look like dense honeycombs, and the scene is spectacular.
And the columns in front of these arches are very distinctive. From bottom to top, they are arranged in the standard order of Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. This is the inheritance and respect of ancient Greek civilization.
The fourth-floor grandstand of the Colosseum is decorated with a large number of small windows and pilasters. Due to its age and various natural and man-made disasters, the fourth-floor grandstand was the most severely damaged, and not much is left.
Standing inside the entrance of the Colosseum, looking at the magnificent ancient architectural ruins in front of them, Ye Tian and the others were shocked by it and their hearts were filled with excitement.
At this time, such a thrilling scene could not help but appear in their minds.
That was the scene of Spartacus fighting with all his might against a lion or tiger, a life-or-death contest!
Spartacus, wearing an iron helmet and holding a shield, holding a sword in his right hand, stood in the center of the arena, his eyes fixed on the lion or tiger that was rushing toward him!
At the moment when a lion or tiger pounced in the air, Spartacus attacked with lightning speed, swinging the sword in his hand and stabbed directly into the vital part of the beast.
The next moment, the beast, which had bared its teeth and claws, fell to the ground and died in the center of the arena without even making a cry.
The gushing blood quickly dyed the entire arena red and ignited everyone's passion!
Seeing this extremely **** scene, the nearly 100,000 spectators in the Colosseum suddenly screamed crazily. Applause, cheers, and stamping of feet resounded throughout the sky!
The noise at the scene was like a volcano erupting. Thousands of arms in the stands were waving wildly, like the most turbulent and terrifying waves in a violent ocean.
Spartacus, who had just killed the beast, had his chest heaving rapidly, large beads of sweat rolling down his pale cheeks, and his sparkling eyes burning with the joy of victory.
However, this joy was fleeting.
Instead, there is endless pain and sorrow, unforgettable hatred, and the indomitable fighting spirit that has never been extinguished and is getting stronger and stronger!
Two thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Those turbulent figures in history have long since disappeared and turned into a handful of loess; those glorious years have long been sealed in the history books, only for future generations to remember and pay homage to.
However, the city wall full of vicissitudes of time still stands tall, telling people a series of legendary stories that can be praised and praised.