Roman amphiteater Lecce, Italy
by Patricia Hofmeester
Title
Roman amphiteater Lecce, Italy
Artist
Patricia Hofmeester
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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The Roman Amphitheatre in Lecce, Apulia, Italy.
The amphitheater was discovered during the construction of the building of the Banca d’Italia (Bank of Italy) by some workers in the early 1900's. It was completely covered under the city, even now it is not 100% visible, but only partially.
The amphitheater is the most important testimony of Lupiae, the ancient name of Lecce, Roman era. It is thought to be dated between the I and the II century AD, between the age of Augustus and the Trajan-Hadrian one. The external volume of the amphitheater was 102 x 83 meters, with an arena of 53 x 34 meters, accommodating about 25,000 spectators!
Like the Colosseum in Rome, also this place was used for fights with animals, called venationes in Latin. They involved the hunting and killing of wild and exotic animals, which were brought to Rome from the far boundaries of the Roman Empire (the amphitheater of Lecce features ancient wall representations showing animals such as bulls, lions, bears, deer… fights against human beings); fights among those sentenced to death and wild animals; other types of executions and gladiator fights.
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April 20th, 2019
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