暢談世界文化:25 羅馬競技場 (1/2)

While I'm in Rome, I think I'll visit the Coliseum. It's a great tourist attraction, but get there early because of the queues. Someone told me to get a guide, what do you think? They are worth the extra money. They also give you an insider's view. They tell you things you wouldn't know otherwise. I see, so they tell you things that weren't in the movie, Gladiator! Outside the gates you can have your picture taken with a real-life gladiator, it's expensive though. It has another name too, doesn't it? "Amphitheatre Flavio"? Yes, and was built by Emperor Vespasian in honour of his empire. The name Coliseum probably comes from the big bronze statue known as the "Colossus", or giant, that Nero wanted built based on his image. Later, that statue was moved closer to the amphitheatre by Emperor Hadrian and afterwards modified to look like various emperors and also, with the addition of a "crown of sun rays", the Sun God.