The Colosseum underground
federicocanzoni2025-02-19T12:17:29+00:00The Colosseum underground The Colosseum was built between 70 AD. with the emperor Vespasian and 80 AD. with his heir Tito. It was built on a marshy area and therefore a 15 meter travertine base was created where the drainage systems and service tunnels were created. Over the years, the Colosseum underwent numerous changes to the initial project. Among these changes, Emperor Domitian ordered the construction of an underground level also known as the hypogeum which was built above the drainage systems. The Colosseum's basement consisted of a system of tunnels with two enormous corridors. Slaves moved in these [...]