Huh, I always wondered why the higher up seats were called 'the nosebleeds'. I assumed it was some sort of reference to being so high up in the sky your nose is bleeding.
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I always assumed as much too. I think it's a purely modern term.
The reference alludes to the tendency for mountain climbers to suffer nosebleeds at high altitudes.
Interesting, it is just an altitude thing.
Did people really bring their own barbecues into the Colosseum?
I'm honestly not sure. There definitely was hot food served by vendors at the colosseum, and we have ample evidence of portable Roman grills/ovens/cooking racks, but I don't remember if the two are explicitly referenced in combination with each other in sources or archeological finds.