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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Let’s pump the brakes a little on that.
Human beings are not about to get tired of watching other human beings perform incredible physical feats.
The Spanish Flu killed 50M people, and after it went away (and it did go away) in April 1920, Babe Ruth celebrated by starting to play for the New York Yankees.
A readjustment of pro sports economics, sure.
The disappearance of sport to the point of a niche hobby?
No.
The Colosseum in Rome is only 70 years younger than Christianity.
Maybe we should try building ours to last a little longer than 40 years.
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Circus Maximus was built in 500 BC and could hold up to 150,000 people (about 3 times as much as Colosseum). Those numbers tend to blow people's minds
I also find it fascinating that sports in Rome had so many of the same surrounding phenomenons, such as merchandising, sponsorship deals, advertising and fierce rivalries between fanbases (mostly with chariot racing, which was what Circus Maximus was for).