Thereafter, the gladiator contests formerly restricted to private munera were often included in the state games (ludi) that accompanied the major religious festivals.

What did they do in the Colosseum? Therefore, the Colosseum arena was the gladiator stadium in Rome, a place for excitement before the eyes of thousands of spectators. How many people did the Colosseum hold?

A sealed copy of video game Super Mario 64 has sold at auction for more thanR$1.5m (1.1m), shattering records. The 1996 cartridge was a launch title for the Nintendo 64 console, and was one of the most influential early 3D platformers. The auction house said there were "fewer than five" copies in such good condition.