Colosseum is a nickname for Falvian Amphitheatre (Amphitheatrum Flavium). Amphitheatres were arenas for gladiatorial games.
The gladiatorial combats were one part of the gladiatorial games, which lasted the whole day or several days. Although they were the highlights, they were part of a range of entertainments The schedule of the day, which stared at 8 am and ended at dusk was:
Displays of exotic animals
Animal hunts which replicated hunting scenes
Comic acts with clowns and dwarfs
Acrobatic and gymnastic acts
Tightrope walking
Music and dances
Animal acts similar to those at the circus
Tortures and executions
Wrestling
Boxing
Martial fights
Gladiatorial fights which were the highlight of the day
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