List of Roman amphitheatres

List of Roman amphitheatres

The remains of at least 320 amphitheatres have been found widely scattered areas of the Roman Empire. These are usually oval, and are not to be confused with the more common "ordinary" theatres, which are semicircular structures. There are, however, a number of buildings that have had a combined use as both theatre and amphitheatre, particularly in western Europe. Following is a list of Roman amphitheatre locations by country.

ee also

* Roman theatre (structure)
* Circus (building)
* Arena
* Circus Maximus
* Forma Urbis Romae
* Ludus Magnus
* Roman architecture
* Stadium
* List of topics related to ancient Rome
* List of ancient Roman triumphal arches
* List of ancient temple structures
* List of archaeological sites sorted by country
* List of contemporary amphitheatres
* List of buildings
* List of building types
* List of football stadiums by capacity
* List of indoor arenas
* List of stadia

References

External links

* [http://virtualglobetrotting.com/date/2006-07-04/ Aerial Photographs]
* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Amphitheatrum.html article "Amphitheatrum"] (Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities)
* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/Colosseum/home.html Rome: Colosseum at LacusCurtius] with Platner article
* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Periods/Roman/Topics/Architecture/Structures/amphitheatres/home.html Small list with details]
* [http://www.signaromanorum.org/sr_lista_anf.htm Several photographs]
* [http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php?Number=833051 Google Earth file containing several locations]


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