Colosseum at Night

On Friday two roommates and I visited several famous places in Rome at night. The most notable place we went was the Colosseum. This was the first time I had seen the structure at all let alone at night. It was incredible. There were very few people in sight but every arch of the building was well lit as if it was the place to be at night. I was able to appreciate the structure in silence without the ambiance of tour guides and ugly American tourists (hypocritical? maybe). As we walked around we speculated as to the general routine of a "fight day." We wondered if the ancient romans had similar game day routines as we did at Penn State. Was there tailgating with jugs of wine instead of kegs of beer? Did people sport different colored togas for their favorite warriors? Did they cheer for the lion as much as we do? It was cool to think that maybe these people weren't all that different from us. I wonder what an ancient roman would think if they saw Beaver stadium. I'm sure that if they attended a football game they would be bored out of their minds and wonder when the tiger would leap out from a trap door in the field to eat one of the players, or better yet one of those bias big ten ref's.