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Z-863. The Pula Arena ( Croatian: Pulska Arena; Italian: Arena di Pola) is a Roman amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. It is the only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers entirely preserved. It was constructed between 27 BC and AD 68, [ 2] and is among the world's six largest surviving Roman arenas. [ 2]
The Colosseum ( / ˌkɒləˈsiːəm / KOL-ə-SEE-əm; Italian: Colosseo [kolosˈsɛːo]) is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world, despite its age.
The opening of the Archaeological Park of the Celio and the new Museum of the Forma Urbis is part of a bigger project to develop the hilly area around the Roman Forum, Palatine Hill and Colosseum ...
What makes this discovery “unmatched,” said archaeologist Alfonsina Russo, head of the Colosseum Archaeological Park in charge of the site, ...
An exploration of ancient sewers beneath the Colosseum, the world’s most recognizable stadium, revealed the kinds of food spectators snacked on in the stands and the animals that met their fate ...
41°53′20″N 12°29′15″E. / 41.88889°N 12.48750°E / 41.88889; 12.48750. Type. archaeology. The Palatine Museum ( Italian: Antiquarium del Palatino) is a museum located on the Palatine Hill in Rome. Founded in the second half of the 19th century, it houses sculptures, fragments of frescoes, and archaeological material discovered ...
A 2022 study of the drains at the Roman Colosseum shows that people snacked on fruit, meat, veggies, and pizza while watching entertainment.
The inaugural games were held, on the orders of the Roman Emperor Titus, to celebrate the completion in AD 80 (81 according to some sources) [ 1] of the Colosseum, then known as the Flavian Amphitheatre ( Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium ). Vespasian began construction of the amphitheatre around AD 70 and it was completed by his son Titus, who ...