Castra Misenatium

• The Castra Misenatium was a fort in Rome where sailors from the Imperial Navy were housed.
• The sailors manned the Velarium in the Colosseum, which was a giant awning that protected the spectators from the sun and rain.

Description

• The fort was probably built at the same time as the Colosseum, in 80 CE.
• The fort was located just to the east of the Colosseum, somewhere between the Baths of Trajan and the Via Labicana at the base of the Oppian Hill.
• The exact location has yet to be resolved.

Baths of Trajan