RE: Assignment on the Colosseum
October 10, 2012 at 10:47 pm
(This post was last modified: October 10, 2012 at 10:47 pm by Minimalist.)
Look up the hypogeum of the Coloseum. Essentially this was an underground area used to raise and lower cages containing animals or men into the action. It was not part of the original building but was added by Domitian later on.
There is much about Roman technology/engineering which can be added as an example of "urban development."
There is much about Roman technology/engineering which can be added as an example of "urban development."