\f1 \fs22 The gladiatorial spectacles, hunts, and occasional \b \cf1 \ATXht14 naumachies\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 that were
staged in the arena were attended by up to 68,000 people, who were not charged for entry. The majority of them were seated, according to class, on the tiers of the five sections into which the auditorium was divided. A gigantic segmented velarium or awn
ing, hoisted into place by sailors from the fleet of Cape Misenus, stationed in Rome for the purpose, sheltered the spectators from the sun.\par