• The Amphitheatre of Pompeii is one of the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatres. It is located in the ancient city of Pompeii, near Naples...
  • The main performances were tragedies and comedies, in the amphitheatre of Pompeii but also competitions and bloody fighting games of gladiators.
  • The amphitheater is an entertainment complex located inside Pompeii, near Naples. This engineering marvel hosted gladiatorial battles, theatrical performances...
  • The amphitheatre could house up to 20,000 people on 3 different levels. what we have found out at Pompei during the hot summer months, the spectators were...
  • In Pompeii, the amphitheater was defined spectacula, and it was a meeting place, recreation and often political or commercial negotiations.
  • It is presumed that the amphitheatre in Pompeii, the oldest known to us, must have provided the basic model for the subsequent buildings.
  • The Amphitheater of Pompeii is one of the oldest and best-preserved examples of Roman amphitheater architecture.
  • "The Amphitheater at Pompeii, a fresco depicting the riot between the Nucerians and the Pompeians", Casa della Rissa nell'Anfiteatro, Pompeii.
  • In contrast to later amphitheatres (most notably, the Colosseum), Pompeii’s is very simple and is an excellent example of the earliest style of an amphitheatre.
  • One of the oldest ancient Roman amphitheaters and one of the most recognizable sites of Pompeii, the local Amphitheatre dates back to 70 BC.