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The Symbolism Of The Roman Colosseum In The Film Gladiator

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In Rome, the Roman Colosseum has a purpose of not only as a scene for entertainments such as Gladiator fights and games but also has a symbolic meaning of power and grandiosity of the Roman Empire. The spectacles that were arranged at the Roman Colosseum were meant to entertain the Emperor of Rome and were financed by him and the elite. Gladiator games that consisted of the battles between trained fighters with special weapons were the most popular activity in the Roman Colosseum. There was even one battle in which the Roman Emperor participated himself. Movie “Gladiator” (2000) illustrates the mentioned scene.
The movie displays the story of Maximus Decimus Meridius who was betrayed by the Emperor Commodus and becomes a slave. First, he is

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