The amphitheatre had capacity of 25,000 spectators.[1] It has an elliptical shape, with a major axis of 160 metres (525 ft) and one less than 137 metres (449 ft), it had three levels of stands. Under the level of the old wooden floor of the amphitheater there was a service pit for the different gladiatorial shows, called munus gladiatorum and fights against wild beasts, called venatio.
The cavea was divided into three sections, the ima, media and summa cavea, separated by annular corridors called praecinctions. The first, the ima cavea, had 6 stands, with 8 access doors, and was reserved for a ruling class. The second, the media cavea, was intended for the humblest population, had 12 tiers and 14 access doors. The summa cavea, covered by an awning, was reserved only to children and women.
The amphitheatre also had several rooms dedicated to the cult of Nemesis and Juno.
Panoramic of the amphitheatre from the arena.
Popular culture
The amphitheatre of Italica was used in seasons seven and eight of Game of Thrones as the Dragonpit of King's Landing.[2]
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External links
Media related to Anfiteatro de Itálica at Wikimedia Commons
Official website of the Town council of Santiponce
January 21, 2023
roman, amphitheatre, italica, spanish, anfiteatro, romano, itálica, ruined, roman, amphitheatre, situated, roman, settlement, italica, present, santiponce, andalusia, spain, view, shown, within, spainlocationsantiponce, andalusia, spain, coordinates37, 44389, . The Roman amphitheatre of Italica Spanish Anfiteatro romano de Italica is a ruined Roman amphitheatre situated in the Roman settlement of Italica present day Santiponce in Andalusia Spain Roman amphitheatre of ItalicaView of the Roman amphitheatre of Italica Shown within SpainLocationSantiponce in Andalusia Spain Coordinates37 26 38 N 6 02 48 W 37 44389 N 6 04667 W 37 44389 6 04667 Coordinates 37 26 38 N 6 02 48 W 37 44389 N 6 04667 W 37 44389 6 04667TypeRoman amphitheatreHistoryFounded117 and 138PeriodsRoman EmpireIt was built during the reign of emperor Hadrian approximately between the years 117 and 138 and was one of the largest in the entire Roman Empire Contents 1 Architectural features 2 Popular culture 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksArchitectural features EditThe amphitheatre had capacity of 25 000 spectators 1 It has an elliptical shape with a major axis of 160 metres 525 ft and one less than 137 metres 449 ft it had three levels of stands Under the level of the old wooden floor of the amphitheater there was a service pit for the different gladiatorial shows called munus gladiatorum and fights against wild beasts called venatio The cavea was divided into three sections the ima media and summa cavea separated by annular corridors called praecinctions The first the ima cavea had 6 stands with 8 access doors and was reserved for a ruling class The second the media cavea was intended for the humblest population had 12 tiers and 14 access doors The summa cavea covered by an awning was reserved only to children and women The amphitheatre also had several rooms dedicated to the cult of Nemesis and Juno Panoramic of the amphitheatre from the arena Popular culture EditThe amphitheatre of Italica was used in seasons seven and eight of Game of Thrones as the Dragonpit of King s Landing 2 See also EditList of Roman amphitheatres List of Roman sites in SpainReferences Edit Conjunto Arqueologico de Italica Ayuntamiento de Santiponce in Spanish a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Visit and Learn the History Behind the Real Dragonpit from Game of Thrones Lost amp Abroad February 1 2018 Retrieved April 26 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link External links Edit Media related to Anfiteatro de Italica at Wikimedia Commons Official website of the Town council of Santiponce Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman amphitheatre of Italica amp oldid 1084810143, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
