- The Roman Amphitheatre was an oval or circular stone monument, usually built to hold around 50,000 spectators, where Events and Spectacles would be held, such as, Gladiatorial Games, Beast Hunts, Naval Battles and Public Executions.
- There are 230 known Amphitheatres existing across Europe today, with most Amphitheatres located in the western Latin part of the Roman Empire. There were two in Rome.
Colosseum (81 CE)
- Also known as ‘The Flavian Amphitheatre’, it held between 50-60,000 spectators.
- ‘The Ludus Magnus’ was the Gladiator Training School built for the Colosseum and linked to it by an underground passage.
Amphitheatrum Castrense (3rd century CE)
- An elliptical structure, three stories high made out of concrete faced with brick.
Colosseum, Rome