European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Rome colosseum Majestic decay Story and photos baking Cruger Mediterranean Bureau the tourist guide stood in Home s colosseum fueling off n list of he had memorized about the Structure that once Wai the largest Lamphi Heator in i he roman Empire. He Lold of thousands of Meek Christian martyrs being gnawed to death by ravenous Lions of Nero presiding Over sadistic spectacles and of merciless fans giving do ilium to Down \ and Ijar Jan j Taviuni it remained until the 8th Century when it picked up the col Sweum Moniker colosseum in Apt. The solid Raj Sony Structure Buill o huge blocks clamped Wilh Iron was and remains colossal. It is 160 feet hcs a. Beneath the surface Are basements and sub basements its ions Iris stretches 617 feel and ils Short Axis 513. The Interior was partly of Stone and partly of Concrete with Brick facings. Within it Weie 50,000 Marble an reserved. A Gigantic awning known a in it Lari urn Shickk if Riim the Kuman Sun. T Low the awnings rinsed remains a mystery but it is in Rivin thai is Lin i cure manned by 300 from the Imperial fled. Al to a fill to build. The toll Iseini Vlis Ina Uralde by 10m rl.iy1, of Iii a that fitted la at ,i,.urihi beast Man i and nun i Zintl Man. from Dawn Tod isl. Is burial a re Liim Aleph no but Kiln and Rhino 11111 11 tie Hanl armed Wilh bows Anil Jar oils i Lini Iraj f Van in ruins the co Ossum below Hill gives an idea of the grandeur of Nifte woman Impi or. A Model below right shows How the Structure Hotd in its prime. Ton lies nooses and Spears men look on a manner of Anini ils ind each of Ier. Llue a is sorrel tiny for every Bibity no matter How jaded that body might be. Crants i Pinsl piggies. Records show thai 5,Uoo animals were slaughtered in the Irvin Jurai Ami s Asmie. No re curds survive of like human toll but. A Iun Suri in in by i filthy i Ili ens. Lonk e Linini to Kly and bec.irnc1 Sii it a e. Ith t unt ests Between Witni a find Iii Isle find Mure elaborate. I he t emperor Duni Itin flu owl if to i Nav i Battle lit tween fully armed and manned warships. The game without end lut.,Ini a conies in uric. In it two condemned men Only one of pm was armed were whipped Inlo the Arena Italy the armed Man killed the other. I Hen he disarmed in order to fight ,11 t d killed disarmed. Over in other armed Man. Over and Uver it jul who shucks Fri it Liu Flurr kit u ruti1 Chr to Iii it re Ulm will Iri i n Mali Rno Luik in a is or Foj h in i a Psihis it Jet d is pitl hi1 who c in Iii to use lip Jiru. Lil tit in unlit ill Btij full isl by d of .1 Man who Clit d id to Lury roman tie bodies of men Villa their of in Lind i Lac Ielo signify his stripes mjg Zine 7, 11b7
