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  2. Amphitheatre - Wikipedia

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    An amphitheatre (U.S. English: amphitheater) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. [2] The term derives from the ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον ( amphitheatron ), [ 3 ] from ἀμφί ( amphi ), meaning "on both sides" or "around" [ 4 ] and θέατρον ( théātron ), meaning "place for viewing".

  3. Roman amphitheatre - Wikipedia

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    The Amphitheatre of Pompeii in the 1800s, one of the earliest known Roman amphitheatres. It is uncertain when and where the first amphitheatres were built. There are records attesting to temporary wooden amphitheatres built in the Forum Romanum for gladiatorial games from the second century BC onwards, and these may be the origin of the architectural form later expressed in stone. [5]

  4. List of contemporary amphitheatres - Wikipedia

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    John Anson Ford Amphitheatre: 1,200 Mill Valley – Mount Tamalpais State Park: Sidney B. Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre (Mountain Theater) None 4,000 Mountain View: Shoreline Amphitheatre: Tent 22,500 Murphys: Ironstone Amphitheatre: Roof only 4,950 Palmdale: Palmdale Amphitheater 12,000 Paso Robles: Vina Robles Amphitheatre: Square enclosure ...

  5. Amphitheatre (London) - Wikipedia

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    The amphitheatre was used for various public events such as gladiator games, entertaining soldiers and the public with animal fighting and public execution of criminals, as well as religious activities. After the ancient Romans left in the 4th century, the amphitheatre lay derelict for hundreds of years.

  6. List of Roman amphitheatres - Wikipedia

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    Map of Gortyn, showing amphitheatre This is incorrect. It is a great theatre, long mistaken for an amphitheatre, but clearly D-shaped from aerial photos. The actual amphitheatre lies under the church in the village of Agioi Deka, built over the arena where the 10 saints were martyred. The shape of the arena can be made out in surrounding ...

  7. Arles Amphitheatre - Wikipedia

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    The Arles Amphitheatre (French: Arènes d'Arles; Occitan: Amfiteatre d'Arles) is a Roman amphitheatre in Arles, southern France. Two-tiered, it is probably the most prominent tourist attraction in the city which thrived in ancient Rome. The towers jutting out from the top are medieval add-ons.

  8. Amphitheatre (Drakensberg) - Wikipedia

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    The Amphitheatre with the Tugela River. The Amphitheatre is one of the geographical features of the Northern Drakensberg, South Africa.The cliff face of the Amphitheatre is roughly three times the size of the total combined area of all the cliff faces in Yosemite's famous El Capitan, and more than 10 times the size of El Capitan's most famous (South Western) face.

  9. Amphitheatre of Capua - Wikipedia

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    The Amphitheatre of Capua was a Roman amphitheatre in the city of Capua (modern Santa Maria Capua Vetere), second only to the Colosseum in size and probably the model for it. [1] It may have been the first amphitheatre to be built by the Romans. [2] and was the location of the first and most famous gladiator school.

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