Chuck Bednar for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online An ongoing $33 million restoration project at the Colosseum in Rome has led to the startling discovery of painted red numbers on the seats of the 2,000-year-old gladiatorial arena, indicating that it likely used a seating system not unlike those found in modern sporting venues. According to the website Wanted In Rome, the newly discovered traces of Roman numerals painted red on the arches, apparently marking different sections of the amphitheatre. They would have guided people to the areas dedicated for their respective social classes. The numbers were first carved in travertine stones, and then painted in red so that people could see them from a distance, Discovery News explained.
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