Colosseum (Civ7)

Colosseum
Wonder of the Antiquity Age
Introduced in Civilization VII
Associated with	Roman
Unlocked by	Entertainment  Senatus Populusque Romanus
Production cost	450
Placement	Adjacent to a District.
Effects
+3 Culture. +2 Happiness on Quarters in this Settlement. Ageless.

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 "While stands the Colosseum, Rome shall stand. When falls the Colosseum, Rome shall fall, and when Rome falls, with it shall fall the world."
– The Venerable Bede

The Colosseum is an Antiquity Age Wonder in Civilization VII. It is associated with the Roman civilization and must be built adjacent to a District.

• Effects:
  • +3 Culture.
  • +2 Happiness on Quarters in this Settlement.

Strategy

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Civilopedia entry

“Those who are about to die salute you!” was the rallying call of the gladiators competing in the Roman Colosseum, which remains the largest standing amphitheater in the world today. On this stage, the sport of the ancient Romans was on full display. These could be gruesome affairs, often including duels to the death or battles between wild animals such as lions (Roman gladiatorial contests have been cited as the reason lions went extinct in the Mediterranean, although a shifting climate and expanding human population might have had more to do with it). But the Colosseum was an arena for more than just deadly spectacle, hosting public addresses, executions, plays, and sea battles that required the complex’s floor to be filled with water.

Gladiatorial contests were often staged between fighters armed with different weapons from around the Empire. For instance, the Samnite fighters had a long shield and a sharp Roman soldier’s sword (the gladius), Thracians held a short dagger and shield, and the Retiarii had a net and trident. Competitors were not armed in ways that made the most sense, but for whatever made the best sport.

The Colosseum was a place where the emperor and the populace could be together at the same time. As such, it was an important site in the politics of empire, especially when the senate dwindled in influence and importance.

Trivia

• The Colosseum's wonder quote is part of a prophecy attributed to Bede, a medieval English monk, historian and scholar, found in the Collectanea satis copiosa, a collection of scriptural, historical, and patristic texts compiled by Henry VIII.

Gallery

Colosseum in-game

See also

• Colosseum in other games

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Antiquity	Angkor Wat Byrsa1 Colosseum Colossus Dur-Sharrukin Emile Bell Gate of All Nations Great Library Great Lighthouse1 Great Stele Ha'amonga 'a Maui Hanging Gardens Mausoleum at Halicarnassus1 Mausoleum of Theodoric Monks Mound Mundo Perdido Nalanda Oracle Petra Pyramid Of The Sun Pyramids Sanchi Stupa Terracotta Army Weiyang Palace
Exploration	Borobudur Brihadeeswarar Temple El Escorial Erdene Zuu Forbidden City Grand Bazaar1 Hale o Keawe Havana Harbor1 House of Wisdom Machu Pikchu Nan Madol1 Notre Dame Reykjaholt1 Rila Monastery1 Serpent Mound1 Shwedagon Zedi Daw Thành Huế1 Tomb of Askia Wat Xieng Thong1 White Tower
Modern	Battersea Power Station1 Boudhanath1 Brandenburg Gate Chengde Mountain Resort Dogo Onsen Doi Suthep Eiffel Tower Eram Garden1 Hermitage Manhattan Project Muzibu Azaala Mpanga Oxford University Palacio de Bellas Artes Red Fort Statue of Liberty Sultanahmet Camii1 Taj Mahal Ubudiah Mosque1 World's Fair
Natural	Bermuda Triangle Grand Canyon Great Barrier Reef Great Blue Hole1 Gullfoss Hoerikwaggo Iguazú Falls Machapuchare1 Mapu 'a Vaea Blowholes1 Mount Everest Mount Fuji1 Mount Kilimanjaro Redwood Forest Thera Torres del Paine Uluru Valley of Flowers Vihren1 Vinicunca1 Zhangjiajie
1 Requires DLC