Recently archaeologists took to the sewer networks beneath the infamous amphitheater to learn more about what a day there really looked like.
Around A.D. 523, however, the Colosseum fell out of use as a means of entertainment — preserving its secrets in time and presenting archaeologists with a unique opportunity to uncover them, using wire-controlled robots, almost 1500 years later.of the Colosseum’s sewers in a year-long study.
What they found offers some hints of what the average ancient Roman’s day trip to the Colosseum entailed: were present, as well as olives and some kinds of nuts. The archaeologists believe that these were possibly common snacks during spectacles — possibly the equivalent to munching on popcorn at the cinema in our own age., along with pieces of clothing and over 50 coins. The latter, including dozens of bronze coins from the later Roman period, were possibly dropped by unfortunate spectators. According to reports, one rare coin in particular dates back to A.D.
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