How the Roman Colosseum Was Built
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- One of the world's most notable feats of architecture is the Colosseum in Rome. Opened in 80 CE by Emperor Titus, this massive structure existed solely to entertain the masses with gladiator fights, animal skirmishes, and, at some point, miniature naval conflicts. While it only took the Romans less than a decade to construct the Colosseum, careful calculation and planning were required. Architects and workers put extensive thought into every detail, from the amphitheater's architectural symmetry to its complex underground maze of corridors and capstans.
For centuries, we have tried to imagine what occurred in the Colosseum, fleshing out a gory fantasy in film and media. For instance, the movie Gladiator, for all its inaccuracies, attempts to create an image of how Romans lived and fought. What we don't see is the grueling work - typically done by enslaved people - it took to put on one of the Colosseum's gruesome shows. Like sex in Ancient Rome, gladiator fights were about power, both of the Roman empire and of individuals. The complexity and grandiosity of the Colosseum's construction helped to assert that power all the more.
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It's so damn cool that they straight up flooded the inside for mock navel battles. God damn the Romans where awesome
the wanted to showcase the best and their huge power
what better way to do that then hosting a naval battle inland and having crowds of people watch for fun
It's most probably not true that the romans flooded the colosseum. There exists No physical evidence of these events but only for the writings of 3 ppl. Cassius Dio and Suetonius.
I'm not sure how concrete we can be about the naval battles at the Colosseum. We may need to be skeptical of this part of the Colosseum.
@@marting1984 didnt i see the actual system displayed in a tv documentary?
@Triage Ministries man, thats how it was back then, every large societies had slaves and elites. all of the bad stuff that happened to our ancestors made the world as it is right now, so be thankful.
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I'm always learning something from these videos. If only high school history was like this
If only...
Keyword being high
High school history IS like that, but you're not Italian, so your history class probably won't delve deeply into it; the same way it won't talk about how the city of Port Royal in Jamaica sank to the bottom of the sea after an earthquake, but Jamaicans do learn that.
There's more history than people realize, and it would take more than four years of high school to learn even 1% of it. That's why these vids are so appealing, because they talk about something foreign and unfamiliar, but they don't construct a historical narrative like a high school history class would. These vids are mostly good for random facts that you'll so happen to know.
@Lawtrina Kerkula Yes some of them may be pedophiles or are doing other illegal or fucked up things. However to link.it to being the work of Satan and other constructs of humans that are not true e.g. conspiracy theories. It is insanity at the highest degree.
@@dingovory Going off my own experiences in high school, they don’t really do a good job of teaching history. They tell you the what, but not the why. The why would necessitate teaching about the individual people who shaped history and their life stories, which is something they don’t bother to teach in high school.
For centuries the Colosseum was an overgrown garden filled with local and exotic plants, many species brought there as seeds in & on the ancient wild animals. I heard over the centuries unique hybrids developed. There’s artist depictions online from the the 1700-1800s. Italy cleaned it all up because the plant roots were destroying the structure.
Interesting!! Sounds like you have an idea for a follow up vid.
During the dark ages it was used as a dump.
The North African elephant went extinct because of the amphitheater
@Triage Ministries I believe all western history should be preserved
@Triage MinistriesYou know Jesus was the old world's version of the SJW right? Just saying. ;)
I’ve been to over 50 countries and the Colosseum is my number one favorite site of all.
And they didn't even have forklifts.
@Lawtrina Kerkula stfu
Lawtrina Kerkula I’m well versed in the shroom game. But you Q worshippers are so annoying. Not everything is a conspiracy....
Lawtrina Kerkula birth Controle and the empowerment of women is one distinct difference between western civilization vs a third world shit hole. Keep your misogynist comments to yourself.
Or Bulldozer or cranes
I'm an architecture student and even the modern buildings don't amaze me as much as the Colosseum.
A wonder indeed!
is it taboo in your industry to build buildings that don't look like utter shit nowadays?
They had help 😉🙌 I am a structural engineer with tgeir crude tech no way they could build it 😉
They sure were!
The Colosseum is not actually named the Colosseum. It's real name is the Flavian Amphitheater. The name Colosseum comes from a nearby 100ft statue called the Colossus of Nero.
Non esisteva più il colosso di Nerone, alla sua morte il senato romano decreto' la damnatio memoriae
@@alessandrocapozzi946I don't understand what you said but my father is from Abruzzi and Italian is such a beautiful language. I need to learn to speak Italian some day!
@@jasondifelice1559 me too....Abuzzese
The colosseum is in my top ten places to visit. I’ll get there one day..
It was really cool but I didn't get to go inside. It was closed.
You should its amazing
CV19 gotta clear l hope soon.
Ive been Rome 4 times! The 4th time ..was only last week! And my first time in the colosseum! To try and imagine those times of people passing through the arches...going up the steep steps! You look into the underground part and try to imagine the fear of the prisoners..caged animals..etc..it really captures your imagination
One day I hope they build a replica..like they have done with the Globe in London!! What a great feat for modern architects and to walk into a working colosseum...for maybe olympic games and film sets.
We're all rooting for you
"And you thought student loans were a pain" - savage, WH!
@Lawtrina Kerkula STFU
"Men will literally learn everything about ancient rome instead of going to therapy"
I wish there was a way we could time travel to see significant events in human history. The construction of the coliseum, Egyptian pyramids, ancient Greek structures, pyramids of Mexico and South America, Stonehenge, etc. That would be bad ass. Even seeing medieval castles being built would be fantastic. Can you imagine all of the information and technology thats been lost throughout history?
All the history we know, here on this here ball we call earth.
What about the great wall?
That's some impressive architecture from ancient times
I find it hard that something as complex as the colosseum didn't collapse on in itself in the few years it was open
Do the Catacombs of Rome
Nice
what
Jamie Morgan Oooh a sass bag!
Shoocleasius O’Neil I did them, but there were no skeletons, it was still cool though. I missed out on the Paris catacombs with the bones because I wasn't allowed to bring my backpack with me and they wouldn't watch it for me, so I was right there but couldn't go in.
@@Bevity no you didn't
I visited Rome and The Colosseum about 17 years ago. Absolutely awesome. I’ll never forget it. Glad I took lots of pics.
The cement's essential ingredient, not mentioned, was "ash from Mount Vesuvius" that strengthen the concrete so much, it could harden under water, as evidenced by the huge bridge over the Rhine.
Waterproof concrete was a foundational Roman engineering innovation. Their whole aqueduct system depended on it.
I Thought Mount Vesuvius Erupted In 79 A.D. One Year Before The Colosseum Was Completed.
Such a great feat of architecture and engineering at a time technology isn't advanced as today
One of the most impressive things about the Colleseum is its still standing!! And to see it in person is something spectacular!! I was there late 80's. It was November cloudy drizzling rain. No crowds. Easy in. Rome is a great city to explore!!
We don't have cable TV so programs like Weird history are a true joy. Thank you
Fun fact: the Colosseum wasn't called the Colosseum by the Romans. It was the Flavian Amphitheatre.
Thanks
@Lawtrina Kerkula
What?
Colosseum is a term we associated with the building despite the name changes.
During the lifetime of the Flavian dynasty, I believe it was just called the amphitheater, and Flavian Amphitheater was adopted by later generations.
The influence of ancient cultures on modern languages, art, and architecture is undeniable. It’s like they’re still alive in so many ways.
We can't build a bridge that last 50 years without it crumbling
I can but I’m just built different
They also haven't been driving 50 ton trucks on it everyday
@@snakeblade97 true
@@snakeblade97 There is a Roman bridge (Römerbrücke) in Trier Germany that 1800 years old. It survived both world wars and modern traffic still drives over it.
Literally every major bridge near me is well over 50 years old. I don't know what you're talking about.
What amazes me is how the architects and engineers were able to calculate the dimensions of the building, how much stone to get, how thick and strong it had to be, with just technology like an abacus. How do you do math with Roman numerals?
They didn't actually write down calculations, doing long division or multiplication the way you are thinking using Roman numerals. MMMMDXXIV / LXXXVII = LII, yeah that would be a nightmare. I mean I could be wrong. I'm sure there were some idiots at the time that thought they knew everything that would do that. But from what I understand depending on what needs to be calculated, there are different ways of doing it, but the more common way at the time would have been using something called an Abacus. It is a device that looks very similar to a child's toy we have today, with 10 rows/rods representing each number, and beads/balls you can slide back and forth on each one of those rods to calculate things. Some of them are different from each other to be able to do different types of calculations. This device is actually still used even today all over the world for a variety of reasons, but it's not something that most people today would ever have the need to use.
As an Italian and history lover, I always like to hear how people pronounce latin words compared to the original sounds lol
@Adam O nice
Nobody knows how latin was pronounced
@@ilaydaozsan8737 Incorrect
@Adam O Why you go to German?
@Adam O Lol
Having seen the colosseum in person what impressed me the most was the size of it. Just climbing from bottom to top is an adventure in heart rhythm. Seeing it makes one profoundly small in comparison. Great video, informative.
I was able to make a trip back in 2008 where I traced the northern and eastern extent of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent...the Colosseum was simply amazing. Standing there I could imagine the generations of Romans and others who sat there and watched games, entertainment etc...actual people that lived out there short or long lives. Amazing.
Was it cool, or did you hear any great stories or legends?
As a contractor, I am totally amazed at the construction of Rome........they developed "hydraulic cement", that could be poured under water.....Amazing feats of construction
I have an old book that has a first hand account of a guy who went to see the gladiators. He wrote a letter to his brother telling him of the days events.
He describes the crowd around him, the vendors, the colorful cloth they used to make the place look nice. He watched a sweet young woman he knew, who that morning cried because she saw a bird die, turn savage when the galdiators started fighting, she was taken in by it all.
The show also had animals, parades, all kinds of events. They painted elephants and hippos, if I remember right. Wierd stuff.
After a fight there was a crew who wore some kind of mask that represented death. They came out and killed any fighters who wounded but were not dead yet. They smashed their skulls in. They spread sand over the blood before the next event.
After it was over the writer cursed the barbaric Romans and never wanted to see another show like that again.
I’d love to read it. What’s the title.?
whats the book name or letter?
@@gooblinslayer5702 I don't remember at the moment.
I like the obscure, off the grid writers. Some of them were one hit wonders.
I just moved, that book is packed away.
I'll look for it when I unpack but that's going to be a while.
I'll get back to here and post.
We both might have long white beards by then, I have a lot packed up but its all off the floor on pallets.
@@afellowamericanafellowamer5317 haaaa ok. Well if you ever do I would love to know.
@@afellowamericanafellowamer5317 I been waiting 6 weeks… what’s up? Hahaha. Kidding.
The Roman Colosseum is a legend in Italy. 😀👍🇮🇹🇺🇲
@Adam O I hear it wasn't super popular with Early Christian's 🙄
I hear there is a tower in Paris that is pretty famous too.
@@GoogleUserOne it is famous. 😀👍
@@SpearFisher85 I agree.
Nothing to be proud of
The colosseum, The mother of all arenas. 🏟
i forgot that emoji exists
Whatever
@El Negro Fantasma
RE: "The colosseum, The mother of all arenas."
Not exactly. The Hippodrome of Constantinople, built by Constantine the Great,
was larger, both in its capacity and the amount of land it covered.
a = Semimajor axis (half the length)
b = Semiminor axis (half the width)
π [pi] = 3.141592654
A = area of ellipse
Colosseum
Length =189 m
a = Semimajor axis (half the length) = 94.5 m
Width = 156 m
b = Semiminor axis (half the width) = 78 m
A = πab
A = (3.14)(94.5 m)(78 m)
A = 23,157 m²
Capacity = 65,000
Hippodrome of Constantinople
Length = 450 m
a = Semimajor axis (half the length) = 225 m
Width = 130 m
b = Semiminor axis (half the width) = 65 m
A = πab
A = (3.14)(225 m)(65 m)
A = 45,946 m²
Capacity = 100,000
References:
(1) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum
(2) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippodrome_of_Constantinople
This is the best channel in TH-cam, humor, history, perfect video length.
1:15 wtf is that? looks like 14th century not 1 century?
Yeap, it's the wrong picture for sure.
Imagine having a job all about history and you can’t even tell the difference between 65 and 1500 ad
@@Drpepperspray1010 I'm pretty sure he knows, I just dont know why he put it there
@@gustavfrye2736 I think so too, it is quite hard not to know the difference between Medieval and Classical art whether you like history or not.
@@Drpepperspray1010 There's no need to be disrespectful. It's a minor problem and anyone could have done the same.
Amphitheatrum Flavium
The name "Colosseum" only spread in the Middle Ages, and derives from the popular deformation of the Latin adjective "colosseum" (which can be translated into "colossal", as it appeared in the Early Middle Ages among the one or two-storey houses) or, more likely, from the proximity of the colossal acrolithic statue of Nero that stood nearby.
Watching it in documentaries and on YT here it’s very different to seeing it in person. Much isn’t open to the public anymore and one thing that struck me was a definite sense of just how many tens of thousands of people and exotic animals died in front of you when on the stage level. It’s actually kinda sad but certainly the engineering involved is mind blowing.
I bet seeing a fight was amazing and gruesome at the same time
Bro it’s so good it’s not even weird anymore
A word to the wise after being there several times if you plan to visit don’t just turn up on the day book ahead it saves a lot of time and hassle..
Yeah no thanks
Suddenly I have the urgency to watch "Il Gladiatore" once again
Please Do a video on the Dust Bowl and the struggles it contained during that time period!
''Weird History'' you inspired us to create our TH-cam Channel!🙏
good luck with the channel and ill def throw you a sub ;)
Subbed to you, gonna binge watch some videos today!
I thought toptenz did??
Your videos are great, I just wish they were much longer.
We love ancient history. How about the mostly unknown islands of Greece?
Follow the path of Odysseus
I’m an Architect and we studied this building while in University studies. One interesting tidbit was how it was paid for. Jerusalem was sacked in 69/70 AD and the Temple Treasury was robbed of its Gold which was substantial to pay for it. It may not have paid for all of it but certainly a great deal of it.
Judea capta....Judea is crushed...
I’ve been there. Always wondered how they made it. How could it be so big, grand and tall with the modern equipment we have today?
roman apartament buildings were up to 9 stories tall
Concrete...awesome stuff and more ancient than most folks are aware of.
Could you do a video on the history of the Original World Trade Center (The Twin Towers)? I think it would be a fitting tribute to the storied history of the buildings, considering how the month of September is nearly upon us.
That is a bad topic, could easily sink a channel. To many politics and skeptics on what really happend with that crap show that cost so many lives.
@@Tyler-xe1es if it’s the truth and the history of the event. And how would it sink a channel just because they did a video that some people wouldn’t agree with. Come on it might be a hard topic but it’s your history should we just forget that history because it’s a “bad topic”.
@@apex8573 Thank you....exactly the way these idiots are removing statues...ie...confederacy, Columbus..etc....
What a great video! Thank you! One of the few videos on YT that I wanted to continue.
Impressive feat of architecture. One of the wonders of the world. Reminds me of the Gladiator. With all its glory.
Excellent video, lots of information I didn't know! As a contribution, the upper floors were built with tuffa, porous and light volcanic rock, saving the foundation loads.
The Col was a well known type of structure. It was simply a theatre plan minus the stage, SUPER SIZED & mirrored.
Wow the last time I looked you had just over two thousand subscribers now it’s over two million. Remarkable and well deserved 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Travertine is soft and easy to shape with a hammer chisel. The dust and pebble left over probably became a component in the cement. I was a marble shop journeyman, this is my guess. This was also used to fill in the natural holes in Travertine. Being a light beige color it probably was cooler than any alternatives.
Limestone is also a good choice seen on Corfu Island in the Kings castle there and the fort built by the Venetian Italians during their conquest of that island.
Can't believe people were so smart 2,000 years ago.....
I love this guy giving us all wonderful beautiful history videos. Bless this man we must protect him at all costs.
Thank you for making that available to us. Very enjoyable and educational.
All i know is that it wasn't built in a day!
Nero's palace was either a 'revolving palace' or had a 'revolving room'. A video about that pls AND how did the Romans manage to have fountains in their homes. Was there a slave pumping away behind the scenes or a set of cisterns or .....?
i wonder just how much could the viewers see in the higher levels, and how much time and effort it took to climb all those stairs...
It's not any different than nose bleed section of sports stadiums today. If anything they would have a better view than we get today.
nobody knows how the tartarians built these amazing buildings, they were way more advanced than us
I agree.....feature the catacombs
incredible ancient works of that magnitude All though slave build the dimensions and along with the arrangement of pillars and seating arrangement carefully thought of. Unfortunate that the architect remains unknown. But aside from that fact being able to flood and drain the floors for deferent events is amazing. Great film and documentary thank you Signed Kevin Wise
All of it. I liked all of it the most.
I just discovered weird history
3 days ago..and have been watching 👀
Ever since, it's so addictive.
Don't miss the only Petco Pet Reptile to star in her very own Roman epic featuring a climactic live insect CHARIOT RACE!
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What happened to the 1980's videos?
Coming back this Sunday
@@WeirdHistory Oh awesome. Can't wait.
They called and wanted them back
A great video the Colosseum is on my bucket list.
I am curious as to why the Romans never invented steam engines. They had all the components they needed to do so, but never did. If they had, we would all be speaking Latin right now, and without a dark age, we would probably be working on a mining ship in the asteriod belt. The movie Aliens would have been Roman Centurions instead of Marines. :)
The same reason Russia and Austro-Hungary opposed it: a bunch of workers in one place and a bunch of people out of jobs would cause instability and the erosion of the economic and political power of the elite.
They "had" steam engines (see aeolipile), however it was seen as nothing but a novelty and was of no practical use to anyone. Not enough investigation and experimentation was performed I suppose.
@@CamAlert2 Those weren't steam engines just novelties as you say. They knew steam produced work, they had piston technology and could transfer energy via a drive train yet never put it all together. Seems odd to me.
They never invented stirrups which would make much easier manouverability of horse riders... but you ponder how is it that they never invented steam engine
@@Saiko586 Because they had all the necessary components to make a steam engine. The Romans were very good about innovating from existing technology. It is just curious that they never put the pieces together. It would have been a huge military advantage and of course could have ushered in the industrial revolution 2000 years ago.
I see this for the first time next week!!! Much excite!
Please just use B.C and A.D..people always trying to remove Jesus from history
Indeed! I have made a similar comment above. Some people have to change everything without reason, just their own egotistic attitude that they are doing something (anything)!!
It's unbelievable the things we have created through the generations. We are amazed at the things they accomplished so long ago. Think about thousands of years from now, what future generations will think of us.
@WeirdHistory I would love to see a vid of the construction of Stone Hinge.
While you note that the site was of Nero’s palace, you neglected to mention that the palace encompassed the old site of the Forum where the Chariot races were held and along areas that had been the homes of the Roman Senators that had been destroyed by the great fire of Rome.
Nor was it mentioned that while the amphitheater could hod 50,000 people an equivalent to our modern stadiums, the entire structure could be emptied within 5 minutes and this without the use of elevators, escalators or ramps, stairs only.
Since. The site had been used as a palace, there were Two aqueduct water supplies onto the site that could fill the arena overnight, and four drains ( one of which still survives ) that could empty the arena in 20 minutes.
4:44 That's where Narancia got impaled.
Noo don't remind me
WHAT IMPRESSES ME MOST IS THAT THE COLOSSEUM WAS A BOWL OF FRUIT
How about BC and AD ditch the woke Common Era
Yes, all eras will be "current" or "common" or whatever that nonsense is supposed to mean. Get rid of it! So confusing.
The BC and AD are being ditched. Civilization moves on. Don't be a snowflake.
@@druidriley3163 LOL...you don't even know what a Snowflake is...a Political Correctness turd. Wake up, boy
i’ve been watching your channel since you covered the radioactive boyscout. love your videos!
Certified Gold!!!!!
Subscribed! Please make new ones about Egypt and Rome. Thank you, your channel is awesome!
Waiting for timeline 1985.
The Roman Colosseum still is one of the greats feats of ancient architecture that continue to be used in the XXI Century in construction of football stadiums,
It is interesting to note that the Skydome in Toronto is almost the same size as the Colosseum & has the same capacity. When the Skydome was built the architects & construction bosses were fully aware of the similarities between the two buildings. The Colosseum was in use for 400 yrs; they have been talking about demolishing the Skydome after only 25 years!
the Colosseum the Father of Football Stadiums for over 1,500 years it reigned supreme as the greatest arena in the world
The 3 dislikes are most likely middle school kids that don't understand yet how entertaining history really is :'( they will one day, they will one day!
When my wife and I visited Rome and the Colosseum I noticed throughout its construction bricks of a standard size. I'm sure the use of standard sizes aided greatly in the design and construction. They used this brick in the construction of many buildings. I noticed their use in Pompeii as well.
The Romans made bricks in molds almost the same way they are made today.
If I could choose to live in any time period as a rich and powerful man, I'd definitely choose ancient rome!
I suggest absolutist France as there you had the most power. Just hope it will be during the early 18th century before the Revolution.
@@Vrangelrip how would life be in that peroid?
@@Darvin-Hams-burner-account good as long as you're rich
@The Nova renaissance there was much better technology during the 18th century. And you were more likely to die of assasination in the Middle Ages than the Age of Revolutions.
@The Nova renaissance I guess
Do one about how they built Stonehenge
Chariot set = jet set.
I was watching a show on the Coliseum and it was said the Naval Battles actually only took place a few times early in its life. All the locker rooms and cages under the stage made it impossible after installation.
When Rome fell in 476ad the knowledge of how to make concrete was lost for about 100 years.
You think that’s bad when they fell the world lost indoor plumbing. And that shit was lost for over a thousand years. Imagine what the world would be like if they didn’t lose it.
@@apex8573 You do have a point. Indoor plumbing as we know it today didn't exist until the late 19th century. I am very grateful for indoor plumbing.
Interesting & informative. The toilets although crude added the Midas touch to the completion of the colosseum.
Waiting for timeline 1985
I had heard that on the grounds of the Colosseum, beneath the spectators, was growth of various non-local plants. This was due to seeds being a part of snacking brought from different regions.
when in Rome
Stop at the remains of the temple of Vespasian and Titus and worship me!
@@vespasianflaviustheemperor7901 as long as you govern wisely,sure.
@@maximilianolimamoreira5002 governing wisely is what Flavians are all about 😇
go on
You guys are increadible. . I just loved it.. Keep on going.
*ahem* Flavian Ampitheatre.
Thank you
Please keep posting about Rome and ancient philosophers
Ancient civilizations as wel
EARLY!!!! Love it!!!!
Cool video. I did want to know the actual techniques of construction though. Like how did they build the frame and how did they pour the cement etc
The colosseum was built by baguettes exported by france and got cleaned and they also used pizza bread crums to represent the sand and the color of the colosseum was vanilla which was exported by mexico and which was colonized by spain and is in europe
Can your next video on the Roman Empire be about the concept of Roman citizenship: the benefits, duties and powers associated with it, as well as the various ways to obtain it? Such as the concept of obtaining citizenship through military service as you mentioned in this video. It'd be interesting if you brought up the story of St. Paul, who avoided being tortured by a centurion by the grace of his citizenship. It'd be great to see an in-depth video on the topic.
It was funny when you said "humbly" cause Nero was one of the most vain, egotistical, and prideful rulers of all time.
I'm guessing it's difficult for you to pick up on the idea of irony isn't it
Sir that's called sarcasm
Now Google the word sarcasm.
By far my favorite TH-cam channel - maybe make a video on The Van Halen brothers ?
Make a video on the Mughals Pleaseeeeeeeeeeee😭😭
I'd actually love to see a video about the construction of the theodosian walls of constantinople. Been kinda obsessed with the byzantine history lately.
Have the Italians demanded reparations? A significant percentage must descend from former slaves.
Roman slaves at least had the opportunity for freedom. At least had something to look forward to. They were enslaved because they were prisoners of war, not because of their skin color.
I'm Italian and I demanded reparations because once at night I dreamed that I am a discendent of a slave called Super Marius. The Government responded "We will let you know". Eight years have gone by, but I'm not in a hurry.