Construction of the Colosseum was begun sometime between 70 and 72 AD during the reign of Vespasian.
Vespasian's path to the throne had relatively humble beginnings, he was the commander of a few non-league Legions before achieving promotion to Senate A and eventially winning the Scudetto Di Emperor in the 69/70 season.
The Colosseum was officially dedicated in 80 AD by Titus in a ceremony that included 100 days of Subbuteo tournaments. They started off with a week of Flats, followed by two weeks of OHWs and Walkers. The main event was 8 weeks of Heavyweights. There was one day when they played with Zombies, but they quickly moved on to Lightweights, much to the relief of the Gladiators.
Two years later, Domitian completed the work on the Colosseum by adding the uppermost story.
The amphitheatre seated some 50,000 spectators, nearly 3 times the capacity of the Stadium of Fingers.
In medieval times, the Colosseum was used as a church, then as a fortress by three prominent Roman families, the Frangipane, the Annibaldi and the Subbuteoldi.
Awesome "The Stone Age Pitch" congrats for your idea and creativity. Should be a crazy experience to play there, it seems to be back in time 🧐🧐
Are you going to build "The Colosseum Arena"? Italy would be proud to have first subbuteo dedicated picth 😆😆😆. Great
Thanks! It's a nice pitch to play on - quite easy to reach over the sides (unlike some of the other pitches!)
A colosseum pitch - what a great show that would be! There is a miniature model in the Anglo-Italian pitch, but I think a much grander scale would be needed! Definitely something to ponder...
Deep in the pages of the Free Music Archive, you can find the work of the little known York band Falco Subbuteo.
"Falco Subbuteo was formed in 2007 by Val Persona and Gwilly Edmondez. Val is a composer; Gwilly is basically this thing. The duo share an impatience with much of the protocol-infested orthodoxy of avant garde music in the UK." Listen, and it's quite clear this impatience is manifestly manifest! 😄
This adapted version of the track features special guests the real Falco Subbuteo, and Ref 52 Subbuteo OHW figure...
It's a nice pitch to play on - quite easy to reach over the sides (unlike some of the other pitches!)
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