Archaeologists Unearth Britain's Own Miniature Coliseum

Scotsman ^ | 5-17-2005

[blam]

GGG Ping.

[SkyPilot]

Interesting. There was a great show on the History Channel last night (Modern Marvels) about the Roman Coliseum.

[Professional Engineer]

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[I'm ALL Right!]

Constantly amazed by these posts.

[SIDENET]

When is the Grand Re-opening?

[isthisnickcool]

Floggings? Did you hear that Lemmiwinks? MMMM! MMMM!

[tophat9000]

Miniature Coliseum...isn't that an oxymoron?

[RikaStrom]

Neat-o!

[mainepatsfan]

I saw it. An impressive bit of engineering even by today's standards.

[BonnieJ]

The retractable roof amazes me. Of course it was done by manual labor. The whole thing is astonishing to go through.

[PAR35]

Here's a picture of the one in Xanten, Germany

[blam]

Neat. Thanks.

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

Chariot races were even more popular. The Circus Maximus in Rome had what we'd call wood bleachers, and the whole thing burned down. The seating was replaced in stone, but much of the structure was stripped for later construction (by the Romans themselves).

Pictures of the Circus Maximus in Rome

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[SunkenCiv]

Roman Chester enjoyed chicken curry at Games
May 18 2005
By Liam Murphy, Daily Post

[Jack of all Trades]

Unfortunately, the plans had been hastily sketched out on a cocktail napkin leading to the scale being misinterpreted. The danger of being crushed by dwarves tended to understate the hugeness of the intended object.

[wildbill]

The Colisseum was built with concrete which was developed into a final form as a construction material by them. However, the secret of its composition was lost during the Dark Ages.

[colorado tanker]

I don't understand the confusion about why Chester.

The name probably derives from "castor" for camp, a military camp. Chester is in a strategic location because it is near water transport and is in a position to support the northern border against the Scots and Picts. In addition, it is strategically located to either support or resist invasion to or from Ireland, as well as capture Irish trade. From Chester the army is near enough to keep an eye on the Midlands as well. I have always understood Chester to be an important place in the British Roman world.