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Anfiteatro Flavio di Pozzuoli

Flavian Amphitheatre of Pozzuoli

Its 149×116 m arena, underground animal-lift system and Roman Puteoli context.

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Flavian Amphitheatre of Pozzuoli facts that matter

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Italian nameAnfiteatro Flavio di Pozzuoli
What it isArchaeological site
WherePozzuoli, Campania
Known forIts 149×116 m arena, underground animal-lift system and Roman Puteoli context.
PeriodRoman, late Neronian–Flavian period

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Pozzuoli’s Flavian Amphitheatre was probably begun between the late Neronian and early Flavian periods. One of Italy’s largest Roman arenas, it preserves an underground service system where cages with animals were raised through openings in the arena floor.

A large Roman spectacle building erected by the Flavian colony as Puteoli expanded, with unusually legible service infrastructure.

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The Flavian Amphitheatre measures 149 by 116 metres and, according to the Archaeological Park of Campi Flegrei, is Italy’s third-largest arena by dimensions, with capacity for up to 40,000 spectators.1

Openings in the arena connected to underground service areas, where a pulley system raised cages with animals to the arena floor.1

A small 1689 chapel preserves a popular tradition associating the amphitheatre with the condemnation of San Gennaro and his companions; the taming of the lions is a legend.1

Sources and citations (1)
  1. Parco Archeologico dei Campi FlegreiAnfiteatro FlavioSite descriptionRead source

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Booking
Walk-up friendly
Period
Roman, late Neronian–Flavian period

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Stories from Campania

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  1. The magazineAmalfi Coast Travel Guide