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After more than a hundred years of searching by archaeologists, London’s Roman Amphitheatre was finally rediscovered in 1988 hidden beneath Guildhall Yard. It was a quite surprising discovery as the amphitheatre was found within the old Roman city walls, whereas the majority of ancient amphitheatres were located on the outside.
London's first Roman amphitheatre was built in AD 70 from wood, but was renovated in the early 2nd century with tiled entrances and rag-stone walls. 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 ...
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In 1988 archaeologists discovered something they’d dreamed of – London’s Roman amphitheatre, the arena where gladiators battled for an audience’s approval. Key location: Guildhall, City of London
London Roman Amphitheatre is located inside Guildhall Art Gallery in the City of London. Bank Underground station is a 5-minute walk away, while London Canon Street train station is an 8-minute walk away.
Part sports arena, part pit of gladiatorial death, the amphitheatre was a centre of civil life in every major Roman settlement from London to Constantinople. It would have been one of the larger structures in town, surrounded by markets and taverns, a place to meet and socialise and blow off steam.
Immersed in 2000 years of London’s past Dating from AD 70 and arguably the oldest events venue in London, the City’s Roman Amphitheatre was only discovered in 1988 — when rebuilding of the Art...