One of the more curious facts about the roman colosseum is that it s an important place of study for botanists.
Marble taken from colosseum and used for.
Unlike earlier amphitheaters the colosseum is a freestanding structure of stone and concrete that uses a complex system of vaults.
Marble is used both in decoration and the entrances of the cavea in colosseum.
In the amphitheatre the marble elements were.
Some of the columns are also made of marble.
The one that was used to build the colosseum came from the town of bagni di tivoli formerly tibur.
It was the scene of thousands of gladiator combats contests between men and animals and mock naval engagements.
Figure 6 shows little of the marble left that was collected in that part of the seating area for tourists to see.
Most of the colosseum s decorations were in marble but they have all but disappeared having been reused in the construction of other buildings in rome.
The building was constructed by emperors of the flavian dynasty following the reign of nero.
Lime was used as binder for the cement by adding water.
Because of earthquake and fire damage the colosseum underwent repair until the 6th century.
The first three marble rows were for the nobles and special guests.
Outside costumed gladiators flock about offering pictures with them for a price taking away what was once a valued form of entertainment.
The colosseum s original latin name was amphitheatrum flavium often anglicized as flavian amphitheatre.
The columns in the portico in summa cavea the barriers of the entrances in the cavea decorations around the arena and along the corridors around the cavea.
We know that the materials were plundered and re used in many buildings of the city.
It is the majority stone in the colosseum the basic material.
A lot of plant life flourished inside the colosseum certainly after it was no longer used for games.
Of the marble decorations of the colosseum.
The current plan of the colosseum.
In 1643 botanists began cataloging the plants inside the colosseum and found several hundred different species of plants growing there.
This name is still used in modern english but generally the structure is better known as the colosseum in antiquity romans may have referred to the colosseum by the unofficial name amphitheatrum.
Little of the marble left in the seating area.
Its material like marble iron and travertine was either stolen or taken to be used in other structures.
The once stunning marble sculptures and façade of the colosseum were long ago stripped away when building materials were scarce and what remains looks as much like an empty shell as it is.
However after the 6th century the colosseum sat in disrepair was neglected and used as a quarry for hundreds of years.
