http://thebigfieldtrip.com/2009/04/roman-amphitheaters/ Mon, 12 Apr 2010 02:06:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://thebigfieldtrip.com/2009/04/roman-amphitheaters/comment-page-1/#comment-96 normacole Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:09:23 +0000 http://thebigfieldtrip.com/?p=312#comment-96 Hi Cyrus, Another graphic, interesting report. I, too, saw the Coliseum in Rome and was amazed, and horrified to think of all the animals and humans who were killed for sport and entertainment. Interesting they brought stone all the way from Tunesia to Rome. You would think there was stone in Italy they would have used. Something special about this stone, huh? Like the pyramids, the fact that structures like these were erected with the tools of the day (and lots of human sweat and toil) is hard to imagine. Now we have everything mechanized. Thanks for sharing your learning and adventures. Love, Grandma Cole Hi Cyrus, Another graphic, interesting report. I, too, saw the Coliseum in Rome and was amazed, and horrified to think of all the animals and humans who were killed for sport and entertainment. Interesting they brought stone all the way from Tunesia to Rome. You would think there was stone in Italy they would have used. Something special about this stone, huh?
Like the pyramids, the fact that structures like these were erected with the tools of the day (and lots of human sweat and toil) is hard to imagine. Now we have everything mechanized.
Thanks for sharing your learning and adventures.
Love, Grandma Cole

]]> http://thebigfieldtrip.com/2009/04/roman-amphitheaters/comment-page-1/#comment-95 ethan Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:58:39 +0000 http://thebigfieldtrip.com/?p=312#comment-95 You made me laugh thinking about all the cats which prowled the Roman ruins in Italy. I just returned from Mexico, where I saw a bull ring which reminded me of the tradition of Roman amphitheaters: http://leander37.com/viejomexico/20090308%20sin%20toro.html You made me laugh thinking about all the cats which prowled the Roman ruins in Italy. I just returned from Mexico, where I saw a bull ring which reminded me of the tradition of Roman amphitheaters: http://leander37.com/viejomexico/20090308%20sin%20toro.html

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