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Diego Delso, Amphitheatre in Italica, Spain
Diego Delso, Amphitheatre in Italica, Spain, 6 December 2015
This amphitheatre near modern day Seville was built between 117-138CE and could hold up to 25,000 people. It is situated in Italica, the first Roman…
Tags: amphitheatre, Arena, Athletics, City, Competition, Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Hispania, Late Antiquity, Passageways, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, spain, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Subterranean, Urbanism
DuiMDog, Circus in Gerasa, Jordan
DuiMDog, Circus in Gerasa, Jordan, 13 October 2007
Tags: Athletics, Chariot, Circus, City, Competition, Culture, Entertainment, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, Jordan, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism
Flapane, Amphitheatre at Pompeii
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
Google Earth, Google Earth View of Tyre Hippodrome
Google Earth, Google Earth View of Tyre Hippodrome, Accessed 29 November 2017
Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Athletics, Byzantium, Circus, Cities, City, Competition, Early Middle Ages, Entertainment, Fall of Rome, Google Earth, Greece, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, late antique, Late Antiquity, Lebanon, Medieval, Monuments, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Tyre, Urbanism
Jan Hazevoet, Hippodrome at Leptis Magna
Jan Hazevoet, Hippodrome at Leptis Magna, 12 June 2009
This beautifully situated circus in Lybia was constructed during the middle part of the second century CE. Built near an amphitheatre, these two…
Tags: Athletics, Circus, City, Competition, Entertainment, Hippodrome, Horse Racing, Late Antiquity, Lepcis Magna, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism
Jan Hazevoet, Amphitheatre at Lepcis Magna
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
Jay, Tarragona Circus Ruins in Spain
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
Jean-Louis Lascoux, Pyramid in Vienne, France
Jean-Louis Lascoux, Pyramid in Vienne, France
This pyramid situated on top of an arch is the only remaining evidence for the circus that once existed in this French city. The pyramid adorned the…
Tags: Arch, Athletics, Circus, City, Competition, Entertainment, France, Hippodrome, Late Antiquity, Monument, Pyramid, Race Track, Racing, Roman Culture, roman empire, Ruins, Spectacle, Sports, Urbanism, Vienne
Marie-Lan Nguyen, Circus Race Marble Relief
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
Mosborne01, Interior of Amphitheatre at Pompeii
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