Archaeologists have recreated a deadly lift used for transporting animals into the Colosseum. It’s a little known fact that animals were also released into the arena and some species came close to extinction as a result. We were invited to a first look at the Colosseum’s new machine by The Roman Guy, an expert tour operator, to the first public opening day, together with a tour of Palatine Hill and The Forum.
THE COLOSSEUM It is thought that up to one million animals may have been killed, including bears, lions, but also elephants, giraffes and hippopotami. A replica of the Colosseum’s ancient lift has been created for a TV documentary for the US channel Public Broadcasting System. You can see the platform above where the poor animals would have been brought out. With our tour, we had fast track entry and restricted access to the arena floor where the gladiators and animals would have fought for..The post First Look at the Colosseum’s Deadly New Machine appeared first on Luxury Columnist.