Chapter 13: The Rise of Rome
Recording a News Report
Work with a group of classmates to prepare a radio news report on the opening of the Colosseum. Use information from the chapter as the basis for your report. Do further research on the Internet, if necessary.
Tape the news report and play it for your class.
- Provide background information on the construction and opening of the Colosseum.
- Interview gladiators and ordinary citizens to get their opinions of the arena and its entertainment.
- Discuss what impact you think the Colosseum will have on public entertainment in the future.
Internet Resources
- The Colosseum: Emblem of Rome
- British Broadcasting Company's “Romans” site. Covers all aspects of the Colosseum, from design and construction to function.
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/colosseum_01.shtml
- The Flavian Amphitheater: The Colosseum (80 A.D.)
- Construction details and photographs of the Colosseum, from a University of Colorado site.
- http://harpy.uccs.edu/images/roman/html/colosseumslides.html
- Ancient Rome: The Magnificent Colosseum
- The Discovery Channel's site on Ancient Rome has information on the Colosseum and on the gladiators who fought there.
- http://www.exn.ca/rome/
- Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater)
- Many contemporary photos of the Colosseum on a Bluffton University, Ohio, site.
- http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/romancolosseum/romancolosseum.html