Restoration work reveals seat numbers at Rome's Colosseum

The ancient Romans may not have had the ease of StubHub, but a new discovery has revealed that even the Colosseum had organized seat numbers.

The Colosseum is undergoing a $33 million restoration to repair the damage it's endured over the last 2,000 years. During the restoration work, curators discovered traces of red paint numbers on the entrance gate arches.

The numbers are "similar to today's stadium seating systems," according to Discovery News. The seating plan regulated the Colosseum's 76 public entrances and four levels of seating.

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"The 50,000 spectators had a ticket that said which numbered gate arch they were supposed to enter," monument director Rossella Rea explained to Discovery News. "Inside the arena, there were other numbers to help people access their seats, which were assigned according to social class."