colosseums
Roman amphitheater structures
Colosseums is the plural of colosseum, a large stadium or arena for public spectacles.
The word derives from the Colosseum in Rome, the ancient amphitheater where gladiators fought.
Modern colosseums host sports events, concerts, and other entertainments: The city built two new colosseums in the past decade.
Also spelled coliseums.
Ancient Roman combat entertainers
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- spectaclesCorrective eyewear worn daily
- fightersThose who engage physically
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
battles · bloodsport · champions · munera · venationes · duels · warriors · swordfights
Supreme rulers of realms
- TitusFirst-century Roman ruler
- RomeItaly's capital city
- ancientVery old indeed
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
Latin · citizens · togas · senators · crowds · festivals · ceremonies · entertainment
Systematic unearthing of buried things
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- restorationReturning something to condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
tourism · monuments · landmarks · UNESCO · deterioration · stones · fragments · remains
Open-air tiered performance venues
- arenasEnclosed event venues
- tiersHorizontal arranged levels
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
- columnsUpright structural shafts
arcades · seating · elliptical · travertine · foundations · facades · corridors · entrances
Large sports venues
- arenasEnclosed event venues
- sportsCompetitive physical activities
- concertsLive musical performances
- eventsThings that take place
audiences · seating · capacities · crowds · performances · entertainment · gatherings · spectators
Large African wild felines
- tigersLarge striped felines
- elephantsTusked, trunk-bearing mammals
- bearsSupports or tolerates
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
beasts · hunts · cages · venationes · rhinoceros · leopards · crocodiles · ostriches
gladiators
Ancient Roman combat entertainers
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- spectaclesCorrective eyewear worn daily
- fightersThose who engage physically
games · battles · bloodsport · champions · munera · venationes · duels · warriors · swordfights · armor
emperors
Supreme rulers of realms
imperial · Latin · citizens · togas · senators · crowds · festivals · ceremonies · entertainment · bread
excavations
Systematic unearthing of buried things
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- restorationReturning something to condition
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
heritage · tourism · monuments · landmarks · UNESCO · deterioration · stones · fragments · remains · reconstruction
amphitheaters
Open-air tiered performance venues
columns · arcades · seating · elliptical · travertine · foundations · facades · corridors · entrances · awnings
stadiums
Large sports venues
events · audiences · seating · capacities · crowds · performances · entertainment · gatherings · spectators · tickets
lions
Large African wild felines
exotic · beasts · hunts · cages · venationes · rhinoceros · leopards · crocodiles · ostriches · hippos
- Roman artfrescoes, Roman art, mosaic, Roman statues, Roman mosaics
colosseumsparlors
Rooms for entertaining
salons · living rooms · closets · chapels · coffeehouses