Tag: roman amphitheatre

Gladiatorial combat, executions, spectacles of man vs. beast – all things loved by the Roman People. What better place to view these crowd-pleasers, than within a Roman Amphitheater? The design is simple but revolutionary. So perfectly executed it is still used to this day. The basic idea is taking two half-circle theaters, pushing them together, and creating one semi-circular stadium. Even the ancient Latin word amphitheater translates to dual theater or double theater.