The eternity

During the inauguration of the Coliseum, 5000 exotic animals were sacrificed. For nearly 500 years, fights between gladiators and wild bests were held. The destruction of the Coliseum is due to a few factors. Mainly vandalism is the cause of its demise. The Pope's were so against the arena, that they would eventually take much of the beautiful artifacts and outter shell from the Coliseum to build St. Peter's Basilica and other religious monuments.