These accounts seek a higher moral meaning from the munus, but Ovid's very detailed ( though satirical ) instructions for seduction in the amphitheatre suggest that the spectacles could generate a potent and dangerously sexual atmosphere.

The exquisite interiors of the castle, especially the baroque castle theatre, the amphitheatre in the castle park and Smetanas ’ house, all offer varied programmes of concerts and theatrical performances and thus enrich the life of the town throughout the year.

Titus drove into exile or reduced to slavery those who had served Nero, after they had first been flogged in the amphitheatre.

This amphitheatre, through its remarkable conservation, has served as an excellent example for the study of ancient building techniques.

The central pit of the Verona amphitheatre was deeper than the rooms normally found underneath the arena, and served as a basin.

The amphitheatre served as the operating room from 1804 through 1868.

A wooden model of Florence as it would have probably looked during Roman times, showing the ancient amphitheatre

A photograph of the best known Ancient Rome | Roman era amphitheatre taken in the early evening.

The earliest known Roman amphitheatre was built at Pompeii by Sullan colonists, around 70 BCE.

However, when in 1906 two city teams chose the city's Roman amphitheatre as a venue to showcase the game, crowd enthusiasm and media interest began to rise.

'" Further location shooting took place in Sousse ( Jerusalem outer walls and gateway ), Carthage ( Roman amphitheatre ) and Matmata, Tunisia ( Sermon on the Mount and Crucifixion ).

In 1992 one commentator who claimed to be able to contact Nostradamus under hypnosis even had him ' interpreting ' his own verse X. 6 ( a prediction specifically about floods in southern France around the city of Nîmes and people taking refuge in its collosse, or Colosseum, a Roman amphitheatre now known as the Arènes ) as a prediction of an undated attack on the Pentagon, despite the historical seer's clear statement in his dedicatory letter to King Henri II that his prophecies were about Europe, North Africa and part of Asia Minor.

Few Roman remains are visible today ; a fragment of the old city wall can be seen near the casino and the foundations of the amphitheatre are traced in the paving of the present-day Rembrandtstraat.

The still-visible Roman amphitheatre at Caerleon has been associated with the Round Table and has been suggested as a possible source for the legend.

The Roman amphitheatre.

* The Roman amphitheatre, of Roman Imperial age.

This date is usually given as the date of the martyrdom of Saint Telemachus, a Christian monk who was stoned by the crowd for trying to stop a gladiators ' fight in a Roman amphitheatre.

Roman amphitheatre.

* The ancient Roman amphitheatre

Under the reorganization of the empire by Diocletian, Rouen became the chief city of the divided province of Gallia Lugdunensis II and reached the apogee of its Roman development, with an amphitheatre and thermae of which the foundations remain.

The Colosseum, or the Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre ( Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo ), is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire, built of concrete and stone.

The site of Augusta Raurica includes the best-preserved amphitheatre north of the Alps, and a reconstructed Roman villa.

Remnants of Padua's Roman amphitheatre wall.

The antiquity of Padua was seriously damaged: the remains of an amphitheatre ( the Arena ) and some bridge foundations are all that remain of Roman Padua today.

Until 1857 Poitiers contained the ruins of a vast Roman amphitheatre larger than that of Nîmes.

The 2nd century amphitheatre, near the sea-shore, was extensively used as a quarry after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, and but few vestiges of it now remain.

* Near the sea, in the Roman amphitheatre, are the remains of a church called Santa Maria del Miracle ( Holy Mary of the Miracle ), which belonged to the Knights Templar.

The " cultural centre " of Salamis during the Roman period was situated at the northernmost part of the city, where a gymnasium, theatre, amphitheatre, stadium and public baths have been revealed.

It covered an area of some 99 acres ( 400, 000 m² ) and possessed a number of monuments, including an amphitheatre, triumphal arch, Roman circus, theatre, and a full circuit of walls.

To the east of the amphitheatre an ancient road, the Via Dianae, leads north to the Pagus Dianae, on the west slopes of the Mons Tifata, a community which sprang up around the famous and ancient temple of Diana, and probably received an independent organization after the abolition of that of Capua in 211 BC.

This new area also included the Convict Wall and the amphitheatre used by the community.

The park has an outdoor amphitheatre, a baseball – softball field, a basketball court, children's play areas, a community recreation center, drinking fountains, picnic areas with barbecue grills, tennis courts, and toilets.

Adjacent to Murray House, opened in 2001, it includes a shopping arcade and an outdoor community amphitheatre.

Amenities will include tournament-quality baseball fields, a skate park and rink, hiking and mountain biking trails, an amphitheatre which takes advantages of skyline views, a dog park, community gardens and many others attractions.

The site includes a conservation wetland area, amphitheatre, community centre and gym, tennis courts ( for residents ) and a viewing platform with views across to the City of London.

Unfortunately the council allowed the velodrome to fall into disrepair and removed it without community consultation, replacing part of its area with an amphitheatre.

A restored Roman amphitheatre, temples, citizen living quarters, and thermal baths can be seen in Martigny today.

Caligula completed the temple of Augustus and the theatre of Pompey and began an amphitheatre beside the Saepta.

The term amphitheatre can also be used to describe naturally occurring formations which would be ideal for this purpose, even if no theatre has been constructed there.

In the city of Berytus he built a theatre and amphitheatre, baths, and porticoes.

Roman remains can still be found in Assisi: city walls, the forum ( now Piazza del Comune ), a theatre, an amphitheatre and the Temple of Minerva ( now transformed into the Church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva ).

There are colossal ruins of a theatre complex, the largest of Pamphylia, built much like a Roman amphitheatre that relies on arches to support the sheer verticals.

Rhea Silvia, torso from the Roman theatre, Cartagena | amphitheatre at Cartagena in Spain that was rediscovered in 1988.

Petronius uses real names for all his characters, most of them laypeople, who talk about the theatre of ancient Rome, the amphitheatre and the circus with the same enthusiasm of today ’ s fans of football and other team sports.

An amphitheatre near the stables block is used for occasional open air theatre performances, and the fields to the north of the Home Farm are used for various events such as Steam Fairs and Dog Shows.

The Roman city included an amphitheatre measuring 136 x 115 metres, a theatre, a forum, baths and several sanctuaries.

There are considerable remains of an amphitheatre and a theatre, all of which belong to the imperial period, while on the hill of the surrounding village of San Vittorino there are some Christian catacombs.

Several renovations had taken place to parts of the house in the 1960s, including improvements to the amphitheatre and an extension in the rear, but the theatre clearly needed a major overhaul.

There are important remains of a temple near the north gate, of a theatre built into modern houses in the ( misnamed ) via dell ' Anfiteatro, lesser remains of a second temple in the church of S. Vincenzo near the east gate, mosaics belonging to midsized baths in the via Porta Guelfa, and very scanty remains of an amphitheatre at some distance from the modern town.

The amphitheatre seated as many as 10, 000 people and was used for public meetings, theatre, gladiatorial combats, and animal hunts.

Campus facilities include an amphitheatre, indoor theatre, recital hall, the Gordon B. Olson library, a football field, and the MSU Dome arena.

* Roman remains of a theatre, an amphitheatre and the Mausoleum of Ummidia Quadratilla

These include the Geoff Gibbs Theatre – a 270-seat proscenium arch theatre, the The Roundhouse Theatre – a 130-seat court style theatre, the 165-seat Music Auditorium, an outdoor amphitheatre, Enright Studio, Dance Studios and Jazz Studio all designed for more intimate performances.

* The Roman park of the theatre and amphitheatre

* Archaeological park with roman theatre and amphitheatre and national museum

Hundreds of visitors descended on Claremont, most in costume ( each year has a different theme ) to enjoy four days of music, theatre and fireworks. Claremont lake showing amphitheatre on left

There are some remains of the Roman period on the site, and a theatre and an amphitheatre may be distinguished.