Seating
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Where you sat to watch a show in the Colosseum was dictated by your class. The lower down, the better view, so you had to be a higher class to enjoy it. Senators sat in the lowest tier for the best view, while the Emperor and the Vestal Virgins (special female priests) had their own boxes at the North and South ends of the arena. The Equestrians (nobles and knights) were next up. From there it was citizens, getting poorer as you went up. Using this system, The Colosseum could hold around 87,000 Romans according to the Codex-Calendar of 354. More recent estimates are around 50,000, however. The MCG uses a similar system, based around ticket prices. The most expensive seats are about a tier above the bottom, and as you go higher, ticket prices go lower. Fully loaded, the MCG can take around 100,000 people - including some standing. Left is an diagram of the seating arrangements of the Colosseum.