{"id":94094,"date":"2021-08-09T15:31:11","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T13:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/?post_type=ciekawostki&p=94094"},"modified":"2021-08-09T16:38:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T14:38:54","slug":"roman-amphitheater-in-catania","status":"publish","type":"ciekawostki","link":"https:\/\/imperiumromanum.pl\/en\/curiosities\/roman-amphitheater-in-catania\/","title":{"rendered":"Roman amphitheater in Catania"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roman amphitheatre in Catania (Sicily<\/a>) was one of the largest of its kind in the Roman Empire<\/a>. The building could accommodate up to 15,000 spectators, with a 32-step audience (cavea<\/em>). The amphitheatre probably dates back to the 2nd century CE, the period between the rule of Hadrian<\/a> and Antoninus Pius<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The object measured 125 by 105 meters. The amazing building available for viewing is only fragmentary in the very centre of the city; the rest of the structure is under the historic streets of Catania.<\/p>\n

Scientists suspect that the naumachie<\/a> may also have been held in the arena with a diameter of 70 meters; the water was probably supplied by an aqueduct.<\/p>\n

On the street in front of the amphitheatre, Ionic-style columns were discovered at the beginning of the 20th century, bearing the inscription: AMPHITHEATRVM INSIGNE, meaning “Outstanding Amphitheatre”. After the fall of Rome<\/a> in 476 CE, the city was gradually deteriorating, and the building material was used by the population<\/a> and other ruling peoples in Sicily.<\/p>\n\n\t\t