IntroductionDuring the last decade of Vespasian's reign, uprisings and disasters around Rome and the Roman Empire brought his fame as a ruler to levels that he didn't like it. To help regain the admiration and votes of the Roman people, he decided to give them a gift like no other with the money and riches gained during the siege of Jerusalem and the Jewish Temple. A feat that will last more than 2 millennia and will rival the largest stadiums in the “modern” world today. He gave them the Colosseum or otherwise known as the Flavian Theater. A political statement, as well as a statement about the amazing technology the Roman builders possessed. The Colosseum has stood for almost 2,000 years, and although it is not in the perfect condition it was in when it was built, it has not fallen prey to the elements. Today, very few architects and engineers can actually reproduce or even describe the very complex techniques used to construct the structure. This is partly because the architects and engineers who designed the building are unknown. Whoever made it used techniques refined over hundreds of years and learned from different cultures such as the Greeks, Egyptians and Eastern Europe. The architect and engineers of the Colosseum created a structure that we, as humans, may never see again. the whole thing is an absolute masterpiece of design and stands as something of a standard in arena design today. What looks like a simple oval shape is actually a very carefully planned and thought out design. It was thought to have been originally designed by combining two semi-circle theaters (like a classical Roman/Greek amphitheater) facing each other. However...... middle of paper...... w-Hill Higher Education, 2009. Print. Whittock, Martyn J. The Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Chicago, IL: Heineman, 2003. Print. Adam, Jean Pierre. Roman building: materials and techniques. London: Batsford, 1994. Print.Websites “Roman Empire and the Colosseum”. Roman Colosseum. Tribunes et Triomphes, January 1, 2008. Web. May 20, 2014. . Johnson, Samuel and Andrea Prepe. “THEROMANCOLOSSEU M.” The-Colosseum.net: The ingenious site on the Colosseum. The Colosseum Museum, January 1, 2012. Web. May 20, 2014. . Coliseum." Soprintendenza Speciale per I Beni Archeologici Di Roma. Web. May 20, 2014. .People Cella, Michelle Costabile, Patsy Steinschneider, Padriac (Paddy)