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The idea of gladiatorial combat (munera) originated from fights at Etruscan burials in memory of a person who died. The Romans perfected it. They varied it to suit the blood thirst crowds of Rome and eventually the rest of the empire. It was still used to honour someone though. Often, especially in Rome, it was used to honour the emperor. However, in other parts of the vast empire, the person honoured was the sponsor. (the person who held the event) The Coliseum was the pride of the Roman Empire, built by Titus, situated in Rome on the same land as Nero's golden palace was once situated, the Coliseum held 45,000 people seated and 5,000 standing. The tiered seating left the upper class senators and the emperor seated closest to the arena, middle class me behind them, and then women and lower class people standing at the top. The arena was...

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