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Originally Posted by Deschodt

thank you for that, mirrored my thoughts to a T. Was thinking of logistics to flood a coliseum with enough waterproofing and water depth for battleships and...sharks... With seawater, in ancient Rome, on a whim... I even pulled a google map mid movie to remind myself how close Rome was to the sea (not that close) I mean, maybe but....

Guess I'm a curmudgeon now but I like my movies shooting for "realistic", even if not completely so... Say "Bourne" > "Beekeeper", or "the martian" > sharks in the coliseum.

I have seen shows and read articles for years (not just since the movie sparked interest) that said that there are reports that the Romans flooded the Colosseum to hold naval battles. It certainly sounds far fetched, but the Romans were a thoroughly impressive group with some amazing engineering. It certainly seems as though it was possible and may have occurred once.

https://penelope.uchicago.edu/encyclopaedia_romana/gladiators/naumachia.html

https://penelope.uchicago.edu/encyclopaedia_romana/gladiators/naumachiae.html

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-rome-once-filled-the-colosseum-up-with-water-and-staged-epic-mock-sea-battle

https://www.sciencefriday.com/articles/gladiator-ii-the-evidence-for-colosseum-naval-battles/

https://www.badancient.com/claims/flood-the-colosseum/