The Colosseum

# Stuff You Should Know - The Colosseum

This episode dives into the fascinating and brutal history of ancient Rome's most iconic structure, the Colosseum. Josh and Chuck explore how this engineering marvel was built in just eight years on the site of Nero's despised palace, complete with innovative features like underground chambers with trap doors and retractable awnings. But behind those impressive stone walls and 87,000 seats lies a dark story of public executions, animal hunts from across the empire, and gladiatorial combat that reveals a lot about Roman society and how little some forms of entertainment have really changed.