How Much Would it Cost to Build the Colosseum Today?

Summary by Krater

This video estimates the original construction cost of the Roman Colosseum in Sestertii and compares it with estimated replication costs today, concluding that the Colosseum cost around 100 million Sestertii to build.

From the video

Answers: How much did it cost to build the Colosseum and what would it cost to build a replica today?

• Colosseum construction cost
• Roman currency and wages
• Roman construction materials and techniques
• Modern replica Colosseum estimates

What it concludes

• The Colosseum cost approximately 100,000,000 Sestertii to build in the first century.
• Modern modern replica estimates vary wildly from 150,000,000 dollars to over 1,000,000,000 dollars due to differing assumptions on materials, equipment, and labor costs.