... spectators. It is interesting to note that the Olympiastadion in Berlin, built to convey the superiority of National Socialists, mimics this design. The coliseum also provided simple access in and out of the building; spectators would enter through openings relevant to their ticket numbers, and would then proceed to their seats by climbing one of the seventy two ornately decorated staircases to the various platforms. Within this seating plan was an area similar to the royal box in Wembley Stadium, consisting of special seating for those of important status such as emperors, senators, consuls and vestal virgins. Part 2 Although many of the games held in the Coliseum seemed to have a significant purpose, they were primarily shown for entertainment. Some of the most popular games were the gladiatorial combats, of which Cicero said: 'No lesson in how to endure in the face of pain and death could be more efficacious' r1c8. ...

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