100 Day Celebration
In A.D 80 the Colosseum was completed but under the rule of Titus. Titus honored his father by having a grand opening. The opening was celebrated with 100 days of public feasts and games, in the course of which the Colosseum was flooded for a mock sea battle. Titus' brother, Domitian, completed the amphitheatre, adding wooden terraces for the women on the upper storey and a barracks for training gladiators. Later the central area used for fighting was enriched with spectacular moveable scenery which could be hauled into position by a system of winches and pulleys.