So there is evidence for awnings in most theaters, in almost all of the amphitheaters, and even in the stadium. Question: Did the Romans borrow construction techniques for the Colosseum from even ...

On hot days, the audience might enjoy sparsiones (“sprinklings”), mist scented with balsam or saffron, or the shade of the vela, an enormous cloth awning drawn over the Colosseum roof by ...

Built during the first century, in its day the Colosseum held around 50,000 spectators who watched gladiators compete, ...

So there is evidence for awnings in most theaters, in almost all of the amphitheaters, and even in the stadium. Question: Did the Romans borrow construction techniques for the Colosseum from even ...

The King and Queen posed in front of the Colosseum (Phil Noble/PA ... larger staged battles under the shade of a huge retractable awning. Charles and Camilla turned to look at the crowds below ...