#5- ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??!!!

#5 - The Colosseum, Rome, Italy

                            Are you not entertained?......ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED??!! 
                             
                            Yes I am....Maximus can entertain me any day. What a sexy gladiator! If you don't know where we are, Mr. Crowe should've given you a big flaming hint. We are at the Colosseum. 

                    Construction began in 72 AD during the reign of Emperor Vespasian and was finished in 80 AD under  Emperor Titus. It was used for  the gladiator contests, re-enactments of famous battles, dramas based on classical mythology and even executions. But it's main purpose was to give Russell somewhere to ooze Maximus Decimus Hotness while filming "Gladiator"..

                 The games are simple. A bunch of guys are thrown in to an arena, armed with swords, bows & arrows, guns, tanks, bazookas and flamethrowers. Basically they fight to the death or until someone starts crying. It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye! Many eyes were lost in the Colosseum. If fighting each other wasn't  bad enough, animals would be tossed in for added fun.. lions, tigers, fish and weasels were the most common. If you weren't skewered right off the bat by another gladiator, you would face a most certain death when the weasels were released.  As was the custom of the time, the spectators decided if a losing gladiator was to be spared. Usually, they were not....because this would be boring. However, some gladiators succeeded in winning all their matches and became popular enough that they were able to win their freedom as well. YAY! 

                         Needless to say, the Colosseum abounds with the spirits of dead animals and gladiators. The sounds of weeping, moaning, swords clashing, and the roar of the crowd can be heard. Figures are seen walking up and down the stairs, and seated in the stands as if watching the spectacle down below. Roman soldiers still guard the exits. 
                  
                         Well, I've definitely been entertained...weasels and lions, lost eyes and bazookas. What a pleasant way to spend an afternoon!

                                 *footnote*
                                        I think we should start up the games again. I've got some great ideas of who our first batch of gladiators should be!  I say Justin Bieber vs. Kim kardashian....and let's throw in a porcupine.... talk about losing an eye...