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Christian Abend, Opera at Verona Amphitheatre, 29 June 2006

The arena in Verona, Italy dates to around 30CE and could originally hold up to 30,000 people. Now the city hosts world-famous opera and ballet…

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

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

CrniBombarder!!!, Valens Aqueduct, 2007

Front shot of the Valens Aqueduct with traffic running underneath.

Tags: Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Byzantium, Cars, Cities, Constantinople, Early Middle Ages, Economics, Fall of Rome, Istanbul, late antique, Late Antiquity, Medieval, Modern, Politics, roman empire, Turkey, Urbanism, Valens Aqueduct, War, water, Water management