About this story
Fifty thousand seats, two thousand years
Rome's giant stone arena had a sail-like roof pulled by real sailors and secret trap doors under the floor. It is still standing today.
About 6 minutes, for ages 4–8. In the app, this story is told in the voice of someone your kids love — Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, or any trusted storyteller — with their own names woven in.
What kids will hear
- The Colosseum could hold about fifty thousand people.
- Sailors pulled a giant cloth roof across the top for shade.
- Trap doors under the floor made surprises pop up into the arena.
- It has stood in Rome for almost two thousand years.