The Roman Colosseum: What It Was Like to Attend the Games

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I could imagine an ancient roman dad telling his son there is no way he is paying 5 brass pieces for snacks or whatever

I can hear a Roman child saying "I want a date," and being told "We have dates at home."

This channel really has that public broadcasting comfort to it. So glad it exists.

Made it! So amazing! The honey is chewy, the date and nuts give the bite some body. The flavor hits on so many levels. It's sweet, but salty, but savory at the same time! I used long pepper and almonds...we have allergies to black pepper and walnuts at my house. I wish YouTube let me post pictures. While the prep work was a bit hectic...all my teenage kids decided it was time to make their lunches when I started this, so there were five cooks bobbing and weaving around each other. I am making this again. Definitely going to add this to a chartuery board. Also pairs well with honeydew.

"i love going to the games but their prices are highway robbery!" "that's why i buy snacks outside and hide them in my toga..you can fit an entire feast in these things"

Tickets to the Colosseum may've been hard to come by, but at least Ancient Romans didn't have to deal with Ticketmaster.

My grandparents took me to see Gladiator at the theater. My grandfather was a huge history buff and he loved the movie. It became a bonding experience for us. Once New Vegas came out, our discussions became a lot more nuanced. Regardless, he and I bonded over a love of history in this period. And I personally loved the scene of people throwing bread at the crowd in Gladiator. RIP, grandpa. Hopefully, you're in Elysium.

I teach Latin, but I share about Roman culture in my classes. This is perfect for my class. No nudity (yes, Rome was filled with nudity, but this is a school), no swear words, only using the word prostitutes. You also chose pictures that were appropriate without excessive nudity as well. Thank you so much!

Augustus was indeed an emperor you could give some lip too, there is a famous story where he bought a bird trained to say (translated) "Hail emperor Augustus" only for the seller's business partner to show up the next day claiming he was scammed and proved it by showing his own bird, trained to say "Hail emperor Mark Anthony", Augustus's rival in the civil war Apparently he found this so funny he decided to also buy the second bird lol

I knew about the retractable roof, but not about the ticket procedures. It's amazing how many "modern" things are actually that old.

cool tip about stuffing dates hehe is if you just use tweezers pull the pit from one end you are left with a little hole you can stuff, think like an olive and tweezers work great

11:15 I love this, this people who have brought their own grills to make some ancient barbeque in the stands, it's like Classical World Nascar spectators

The fact its still called Colosseum is proof we will always call them Facebook and Twitter

"Take a date, open it up and stuff in as much of that filling as you can." Word.

You introduced me to Long Pepper, and it has become part of my routine palette of spices. Thank you.

17:41 sometimes audiences got gifts...horses, pack animals.. So, Rome's version of "You get a car, and you get a car, and everyone gets a car."

Fun fact: in Italian we still say "in pompa magna" for doing something with the greatest pomp

What do you eat at the Colosseum? That is easy! Larks' tongues, Otters' noses and Ocelot spleens.

I lived in Italy near Rome from 2009 to 2011. I've taken many tours of Il Colosseo, and the entertainments were wild. I used to jog around the Circo Massimo. Damn, that was a really cool part of my life.