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in case you don’t find the perfect resolution, you may download the original size or any higher resolution hd wallpapers which will best fit your screen. located just east of the roman forum, the massive stone amphitheater known as the colosseum was commissioned around a.d. 70-72 by emperor vespasian of the flavian dynasty as a gift to the roman people. in a.d. 80, vespasian’s son titus opened the colosseum–officially known as the flavian amphitheater–with 100 days of games, including gladiatorial combats and wild animal fights. after four centuries of active use, the magnificent arena fell into neglect, and up until the 18th century it was used as a source of building materials. even after the decadent roman emperor nero took his own life in a.d. 68, his misrule and excesses fueled a series of civil wars. no fewer than four emperors took the throne in the tumultuous year after nero’s death; the fourth, vespasian, would end up ruling for 10 years (a.d. 69-79). the flavian emperors, as vespasian and his sons titus (79-81) and domitian (81-96) were known, attempted to tone down the excesses of the roman court, restore senate authority and promote public welfare. inside, the colosseum had seating for more than 50,000 spectators, who may have been arranged according to social ranking but were most likely packed into the space like sardines in a can (judging by evidence from the seating at other roman amphitheaters).

awnings were unfurled from the top story in order to protect the audience from the hot roman sun as they watched gladiatorial combats, hunts, wild animal fights and larger combats such as mock naval engagements (for which the arena was flooded with water) put on at great expense. the vast majority of the combatants who fought in front of colosseum audiences in ancient rome were men (though there were some female gladiators). gladiators were generally slaves, condemned criminals or prisoners of war.