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The Roman Colosseum (Nupur) F Block

Seating was according to gender and social class The higher one's social status, the better the seating arrangement would be Women (except the imperial family women) and the poor, stood or sat on wooden benches in the fourth tier An awning (velarium) was stretched overhead to protect the crowd on hot days [] Tiered seating was divided into 5 overlapping sections Rigid social hierarchy for Romans Members of the senate sat closest to the arena The first sector, the podium with the imperial box was reserved for the emperor and his family, officials of state and priests Second sector was for knights The third and fourth sectors were for other social classes The highest up sector with wooden benches was reserved for women All other sectors had stone benches []
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