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Stuff For Kids · September 17 · 15 min

The Colosseum

Step back almost 2,000 years and enter the incredible world of ancient Rome! In this episode, we explore the Colosseum — the enormous arena where gladiators battled, exotic animals appeared from underground tunnels and thousands of Romans gathered for spectacular entertainment. Discover how the Romans built this engineering masterpiece, what happened beneath the arena floor, why the games were about much more than fighting, and how the Colosseum survived to become one of the world's most famous landmarks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Step back almost 2,000 years and enter the incredible world of ancient Rome! In this episode, we explore the Colosseum — the enormous arena where gladiators battled, exotic animals appeared from underground tunnels and thousands of Romans gathered for spectacular entertainment. Discover how the Romans built this engineering masterpiece, what happened beneath the arena floor, why the games were about much more than fighting, and how the Colosseum survived to become one of the world's most famous landmarks.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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