It was built by the Romans around 6 BC to commemorate the victories of the then-Roman emperor, ... Today, you can visit the ancient Roman arena and explore its remnants, ...

Archaeologists have discovered what might be the last Roman gladiator arena ever built. And it is a long way from the capital. In December 2021, a group of archaeologists supervising a boathouse ...

Built in A.D. 72, the four-story amphitheater soon towered nearly 165 feet (50 meters) ... Commodus kills ostriches in a Roman arena, likely the Colosseum. (Image credit: Alamy) ...

History Not in Rome or in Italy: This amphitheater built by the Romans witnessed brutal gladiatorial battles 2,000 years ago. This is the story of the Pula Arena in Croatia, one of only six large ...

Construction of a new boathouse at the Basel Rowing Club in Switzerland has turned up the ruins of what might have been the last gladiator arena the Romans ever built. Archaeologists from the ...

A Gladiator Arena, Possibly the Last Ever Built, Discovered in Switzerland Archaeologists unearth a fourth century amphitheater that stood on the far reaches of the Roman Empire more than 1,400 ...

Built around A.D. 240, the amphitheater of ancient Thysdrus—located in modern-day El Djem, ... Gladiator reenactors clash in the dust of the 1,900-year-old Roman arena in Arles, France.

Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman arena in Turkey that was 'just like Rome's Colosseum' and would have hosted gladiator fights for some 20,000 spectators. The find, a national first, was ...

With Mercury's help we visit different arenas for Roman 'entertainment'. Poetry and drama are performed in special half-circle theatres built of stone. The song 'Into the arena' reflects the ...

Archaeologists have discovered what might be the last Roman gladiator arena ever built. And it is a long way from the capital. In December 2021, a group of archaeologists supervising a boathouse ...

That architectural marvel, built in about A.D. 70, held roughly 50,000 people, and its central arena was about 285 feet by 180 feet (87 by 55 m) — larger than the entire amphitheater just found ...