How it affected

the society in
the A.D. 70s
The Roman colosseum
changed the life of the
Roman citizens and their
society in many ways. It
became a place of social
gathering while it was also as

The Colosseum

place of respect where

The Roman colosseum was one of the

peoples lives where taken.

most extraordinary building designs

Also, the colosseum became

in the world, a work of engineering

an inspiration in engineering
for some of the most strange

genius whose design is imitated

and bizarre designs of the

every time a modern stadium is built.

time. While this was still a

Yet, what went on inside this building

very large change in lifestyle

is difficult to comprehend. This is just

for Roman society, in a time

of cruelty the purpose was
not unusual for this time in
the world.

one of the many examples of the type

of engineering and design that the
Romans used.

THE ROMANS
AND THE
COLOSSEUM
By: Ben Williams and Garrett
Dugger
Principles of Engineering

Random fact
The colosseum seated an
amazing and surprising

Influences on our
culture and society
today

number of 50,000 people.

Contributions to the
world of engineering

The Roman colosseum made

numerous contributions to the world
of engineering. A major role that the
colosseum played was the style of
many of the major buildings that were
built after the colosseum followed its
design (this mostly affected the world
of engineering during that time). The
colosseum has affected architectural
engineering in many ways since its
construction. An example of this
would Bristol Motor Speedway. The
architectural engineering design of
BMS was greatly influenced by the
colosseum.

The colosseum has

contributed to our culture
and society today in many
ways. One of these is
engineering. The way that
many architectural
engineers think of
designing things like
stadiums and arenas have
been changed greatly
since the colosseum was
built.

The colosseum has also

changed the way that society
thinks about public arenas and
stadiums. Many and most
stadiums have the signature
bowl design that the
colosseum first inspired.

Below are examples

of blueprints that
the architectural
engineers may have
used to create the
colosseum