... is maintained for everyone. Oval structure of football stadiums is similar to the colosseum, which also means there is more space for spectators on the curved section at each end, this oval shape also means it can be used for more than one purpose i.e. athletics or cycle tracks. It also means that the ground will appeal to a wider variety of society not just football spectators while the colosseum appealed to an immense section of roman society by accommodating many forms of entertainment. I find that this is one aspect of the football stadia and the colosseum where they differ, as today many football stadiums are used purely for football and not used for cycle track or athletics unless they are of course major stadiums like Wembley, where the colosseum was used for many forms of entertainment for Roman society. How did ancient writers react to the roman games? How ...

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