#AmphitheatreSaturday
#AmphitheatreSaturday – The El Djem amphitheatre (ancient Thysdrus) in Tunisia, built in the 3rd century AD, is one of the largest Roman amphitheatres, seating up to 35,000 spectators. Its three tiers of arcades and underground passages for animals and gladiators showcase impressive engineering.
October 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
#AmphitheatreSaturday – Hidden beneath Guildhall Art Gallery are the remains of Londinium’s Roman amphitheatre. Built in the early 2nd century AD, it hosted gladiatorial combats and other spectacles. Rediscovered in 1988, its remains can now be explored beneath modern London.
September 26, 2026 at 7:06 PM
#AmphitheatreSaturday – The magnificent Pula Arena in Croatia, one of the best-preserved Roman amphitheatres. Built of local limestone, it measures 132 × 105 m and could accommodate around 23,000 spectators. Its four distinctive external towers contained cisterns for rainwater.
September 19, 2026 at 4:11 PM
#AmphitheatreSaturday - The Amphitheatre of Italica in Spain, built under Emperor Hadrian, is one of the largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheatres on the Iberian Peninsula. It measures about 156 by 134 meters with a seating area for roughly 25,000 spectators.
May 23, 2026 at 6:24 PM
#AmphitheatreSaturday - The Amphitheatre of Capua, built in the late 1st century AD, was the second largest after Rome’s Colosseum. Restored under Hadrian and inaugurated by Antoninus Pius in AD 155, it had a decorated façade and a hypogeum for gladiators, animals, and machinery.
June 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
#AmphitheatreSaturday — The Amphitheatre of Uthina (Tunisia), dating to the reign of Hadrian. Partly cut into a hillside, its seating follows the natural slope, while only the upper arches rise above ground. Measuring 113 × 90m, it could hold around 15,000–16,000 spectators.
May 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
#AmphitheatreSaturday - The Amphitheatre of Salona in Croatia, built in the late 2nd century AD, is a major Roman arena that seated up to 18,000. It features vaulted chambers and shrines to Nemesis beneath. The site later became linked to Christian martyrdom during Diocletian's persecutions.
June 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
#AmphitheatreSaturday - The Amphitheatre of Durrës (ancient Dyrrachium) is a huge 2nd-century AD Roman arena in the centre of Durrës, Albania. Built under Trajan or Hadrian, it is the largest Roman amphitheatre in the Balkan Peninsula. It held up to 20,000 people.
August 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
#AmphitheatreSaturday - The amphitheatre of Eleutheropolis (Israel) was built in the 2nd century AD by the Roman army and later modified under the Severan emperors. It held 3,500 spectators for gladiatorial contests & beast hunts. It ceased functioning after severe damage from the AD 363 earthquake.
May 30, 2026 at 9:54 AM
#AmphitheatreSaturday - The Roman Amphitheatre of Augusta Emerita (modern Mérida) was built in 8 BC under Augustus. It formed part of the monumental complex that made the city the capital of the Roman province of Lusitania. Measuring roughly 126 by 65 metres, it could hold around 15,000 spectators.
May 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
#AmphitheatreSaturday - The semi-amphitheatre of Andesina (Grand, France), built around AD 80, is a large Gallic arena. Carved into a hillside and 149 metres long, it could seat about 17,000 spectators. It was part of a pilgrimage complex dedicated to Apollo Grannus, a Celtic-Roman healing god.
June 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM