Roman Amphitheatre

Italy / Campania / Santa Maria Capua Vetere / Piazza Adriano
 theatre, ruins, amphitheatre

In S.Maria Capua Vetere, there is the amphitheatre, built in the time of Augustus, restored by Hadrian and dedicated by Antoninus Pius, as the inscription over the main entrance recorded ... one of the largest in existence; the longer diameter is 170 m (185 yd), the shorter 140 m (152 yd), and the arena measures 75 by 45 m (83 by 49 yd), the corresponding dimensions in the Colosseum at Rome being 188, 155, 85, 53 m (205, 170, 93 and 58 yd).
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Coordinates:   41°5'9"N   14°15'0"E
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