The Coliseum

The Coliseum is called the "Colossus" in Italian, and was the home of the ancient Gladiators. This building was used as an entertainment center, sort of like a circus or movie theater. The prisoners that were held capture did stuff like wrestle large animals to death and bull fighting. They had events like when the flooded it and floated boats as part of the show. The Colossus is very important to the Catholic religion because many early Christians were forced to join the entertainment and die.