Why is the roman colosseum damaged
Colosseum : Damaged By Roman Empire
ron's Coliseum was completed in the year
80 the city's history stretches back at
least two and a half thousand years and
people come from around the world to see
the ruins of the Roman Empire but the
Coliseum retains its scale and
proportion and in a world accustomed to
sporting arenas the ancient stadium is
oddly familiar and it still serves as a
backdrop for large entertainment events
such as concerts or even religious
festivals for 500 years
it served as a venue for games and blood
sports the Emperor Vespasian started
building the arena which was finished by
his son Titus it was known as the
Flavian amphitheatre the name Coliseum
came later because of its proximity to
the colossus of Nero a giant statue that
remained standing into the Middle Ages
the Coliseum was largely intact in the
6th century but two earthquakes one in
847 and another in 1231 caused damage to
the upper levels and finally the
collapse of the outer southern wall at
this stage the damaged Colosseum became
a source of easily obtainable stone for
local building projects and much of the
deterioration after the 13th century has
been - - its intermittent use as a
quarry
some of the original stones are part of
the stairs at the Vatican but in the
18th century Pope Benedict the 14th
declared the Colosseum consecrated
ground because of the vast amounts of
Christian blood spilled in the arena use
of stone from the building was stopped
and at various times stabilization work
has been carried out to prevent further
deterioration as the largest surviving
structure from antiquity preservation of
Rome's Colosseum is important
