It was hot and dusty in the Colosseum . Hundreds of servants at the top of the arena were throwing red flowers down onto the sand . Fifty - five thousand Romans were waiting . They had been told to expect something special .
В Колизее было жарко и пыльно. Сотни слуг наверху арены бросали красные цветы на песок. Пятьдесят пять тысяч римлян ждали. Им сказали ожидать чего-то особенного.
