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"I held fifty thousand people yet I am a ruin. I was built for entertainment but death was my business. I inspired every sports stadium that came after me. What am I?"
Answer
The Colosseum
Explanation
The Roman Colosseum held up to 50,000 spectators for gladiatorial combat, animal hunts, and public executions. Now a ruin, it is the architectural ancestor of every modern sports stadium.
This is an easy riddle in the History category — Riddles about ancient civilisations, invention, and mythology.
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