![]() |
The Colosseum
"As long as the Colosseum, there will Rome when the Colosseum falls, Rome will also fall, but when Rome falls, the world will fall"
|
![]() It had tall buildings (up to 20 meters high!) With three or four floors, divided into small apartments, with no water and heating; the walls were of mud brick, the windows were closed by wooden doors and the ceiling, which is also made of wood. On the ground floor of the islets, were shops and taverns frequented. The houses were cramped and dark but, on the other hand, the lives of ordinary people took place mostly? outside the home, in practice it was home only to eat and sleep. Because of overpopulation, the materials used in construction, lamps and stoves (used to light and heat the rooms), these houses often caught fire, killing many victims then, the introduction of the aqueducts and the spa, in the Republican era, contribu? greatly reduce the spread of epidemics. |
il-Colosseo.it S.r.l. P. IVA: 14810651001 All rights reserved |
Cookies policy Privacy policy |