How Dangerous was the Front Row of the Colosseum?

Stray arrows, leaping tigers, and unstable emperors made the first rows of the Colosseum a dangerous place… Use the code TOLDINSTONE50 to get 50% off your first Factor box: https://bit.ly/3Oa9LLh Check out the new Colosseum video on Toldinstone Footnotes: https://youtu.be/uBy83oKkmbk My new book, "Insane Emperors, Sunken Cities, and Earthquake Machines" is now available! Check it out here: https://www.amazon.com/Insane-Emperors-Sunken-Earthquake-Machines/dp/1633888932 Check out my other YouTube channels, @scenicroutestothepast and @toldinstonefootnotes Please consider supporting toldinstone on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/toldinstone If you're so inclined, you can follow me elsewhere on the web: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/profiles/toldinstone https://www.instagram.com/toldinstone/ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20993845.Garrett_Ryan Chapters: 0:00 The Elephant Incident 1:25 Seating at the Colosseum 3:19 Factor 4:18 Safety measures 5:15 Disasters in Roman arenas 6:10 Escaped animals 6:54 Gladiatorial mishaps 8:02 Imperial whims