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Agnieszka Wolska, Interior of El Djem Amphitheatre, 5 April 2009

Built during the first part of the 3rd Century CE, this amphitheater in Tunisia is incredibly similar to the Colosseum in Rome. In this image, arched…

Tags: amphitheatre, Arena, Athletics, City, Competition, Culture, El Djem, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Late Antiquity, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Tunisia, Urbanism

Saffron Blaze, Aspendos Theatre, 8 December 2011

One of the best-preserved theatres of Late Antiquity, the theatre in Aspendos, Turkey was built in 155 CE. Consequentially, it is an excellent…

Tags: Aspendos, City, Culture, Drama, Entertainment, Late Antiquity, Performance, Performance Space, Roman Culture, roman empire, Theater, Theatre, Urbanism

Amphitheatre in Arles, France

This amphitheatre in Arles, France was built in 90CE and could hold up to 20,000 spectators. Today, this space is still used for bull fights and…

Tags: amphitheatre, Animal, Arena, Arles, Athletics, Bull, Bull Fight, City, Competition, Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, France, Late Antiquity, Modern, Modern Use, Present Day, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism

Mosborne01, Interior of Amphitheatre at Pompeii, 8 March 2014

Built between 70-65BCE, the amphitheatre at Pompeii is not Late Antique, but the interior view shows that the basic architecture and layout of these…

Tags: amphitheatre, Ancient, Arena, Athletics, City, Competition, Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Italy, Late Antiquity, Pompeii, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism

Flapane, Amphitheatre at Pompeii, 12 April 2012

Although not late antique Pompeii's amphitheater, built around 70-65BCE, is the earliest surviving example of such a structure.

Tags: amphitheatre, Ancient, Arena, Athletics, City, Competition, Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Italy, Late Antiquity, Pompeii, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism

Detail of Great Circus Mosaic, Piazza Armerina

This 4th century CE mosaic depicts a victorious charioteer and trumpeter. Located in the Villa Romana del Casale, it shows that the enchantment of…

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art, Athletics, Byzantium, Chariot, Circus, Cities, City, Competition, Culture, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Hippodrome, Horse, Horse Racing, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Mosaic, People, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism

Marie-Lan Nguyen, Circus Race Marble Relief, 2009

Tags: Animal, Art, Athletics, Chariot, Circus, City, Competition, Decoration, Entertainment, Hippodrome, Horse, Horse Racing, Late Antiquity, Marble, People, Race Track, Racing, Relief, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Stone, Urbanism

Cplakidas, Map of Byzantine Constantinople with Hippodrome, 27 February 2008

While the majority of the circus at Constantinople is no longer standing, this map provides an idea of its urban situation.

Tags: Athletics, Byzantine, Circus, City, City Planning, Competition, Constantinople, Entertainment, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, Late Antiquity, Map, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism

Jay, Tarragona Circus Ruins in Spain, 15 November 2014

The circus in Tarragona in north-east Spain is an example of a circus residing in the heart of the city despite its large size. Today, its urban…

Tags: Athletics, Circus, City, Competition, Entertainment, Hippodrome, Hispania, Horse Racing, Late Antiquity, Modern, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Ruins, spain, Spectacle, Sports, Tarragona, Urban, Urbanism

Jan Hazevoet, Amphitheatre at Lepcis Magna, 12 June 2009

This amphitheatre located in Lepcis Magna in Western Lybia could hold about 16,000 people. Dedicated to Emperor Nero, the structure was completed in…

Tags: amphitheatre, Arena, Athletics, City, Competition, Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Late Antiquity, Lepcis Magna, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism