List of Roman amphitheatres

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The remains of at least 220 amphitheatres have been located in widely scattered areas of the Roman Empire. These are fully circular, and are not to be confused with the more common "ordinary" theatres, which are semicircular structures. Following is a list of Roman amphitheatre locations by country.

List

City (Roman name)	City (modern name)	Country	Coordinates	Notes/References	Photographs
Dyrrhachium	Durrës	Albania
Lambaesis		Algeria
Caesarea	Cherchell	Algeria
Madaurius		Algeria
Theveste	Tébessa	Algeria
Thubursicum Numidarum		Algeria
	Tipasa	Algeria		Map of Tipasa
Carnuntum		Austria		2 amphitheatres
Flavia Solva		Austria
Virunum		Austria
Augusta Trajana	Stara Zagora	Bulgaria
Diocletianopolis	Hisarya	Bulgaria
Marcianopolis	Devnya	Bulgaria
Trimontium	Plovdiv	Bulgaria		Perhaps a stadium.
Serdica	Sofia	Bulgaria
Pietas Iulia Pola	Pula	Croatia		Arena (colosseum) Pula amphitheatre
Salonae	Solin	Croatia
Burnum		Croatia		Roman military camp near Šibenik, had a small amphitheatre, recently discovered
Paphos		Cyprus
Salamis		Cyprus
	Baginton	England		Lunt Roman Fort Probably a horse training ground.
Calleva Atrebatum	Silchester	England
Camulodunum	Colchester	England
Corinium Dobunnorum	Cirencester	England
Deva Victrix	Chester	England		Chester Roman Amphitheatre
Durnovaria	Dorchester	England		Maumbury Rings
	Frilford	England		Debated
Iscalis (?)	Charterhouse	England
Isurium Brigantum	Aldborough	England
Londinium	London	England		Guildhall Art Gallery
Noviomagus Reginorum	Chichester	England
Rutupiae	Richborough	England
Viroconium Cornoviorum	Wroxeter	England
Venta Icenorum	Caistor St Edmund	England
Verulamium	St Albans	England
Aginnum	Agen	France
Alalia	Aléria	France		Corsica
Apta Julia	Apt	France
Arelate	Arles	France		Arles Amphitheatre
Argentomagus	Argenton-sur-Creuse	France
Augustodunum	Autun	France
Augustomagus	Senlis	France
Augustoritum	Limoges	France
Avaricum	Bourges	France
Burdigala	Bordeaux	France
Caesarodunum	Tours	France
Cassinomagus	Chassenon	France
Cemenelum	Nice	France
Derventum	Drevant	France
Divodurum	Metz	France
	Fréjus	France
	Gennes	France
	Grand	France		A "half amphitheatre", distinguished from a normal theatre by its oval layout.
Julia Baeterrae Septimanorum	Béziers	France
Juliobona	Lillebonne	France
Limonum	Poitiers	France
Lugdunum	Lyon	France
Lutetia	Paris	France		Arènes de Lutèce
Mediolanum Santonum	Saintes	France
	Montbouy	France
Narbo Martius	Narbonne	France
Nemausus	Nîmes	France
	Rodez	France
Samarobriva	Amiens	France
	Sanxay	France
Segodunum	Rodez	France
Tolosa	Toulouse	France
Vesontio	Besançon	France
Vesuna Petrucorriorum	Perigueux	France
Augusta Treverorum	Trier	Germany
Castra Vetera		Germany		Near Xanten
Moguntiacum	Mainz	Germany
Ulpia Traiana	Xanten	Germany
Corinth	Corinth	Greece
Gortyn	Gortyn	Greece		Map of Gortyn, showing amphitheatre
Aquincum	Budapest	Hungary		(2 amphitheatres: the Nagyszombat utcai, the Katona városi)
Gorsium	Tác	Hungary
Caesarea Maritima		Israel
Eleutheropolis		Israel
Scythopolis	Bet She'an	Israel
Abellinum	Avellino	Italy
Acelum	Asolo	Italy
Alba Fucens		Italy
Alba Longa (?)	Albano Laziale	Italy
Albingaunum	Albenga	Italy
Altinum	Altino	Italy		Need verification
Amiternum	L'Aquila	Italy
	Ancona	Italy
Antium	Anzio	Italy
	Aquileia	Italy
Aquinum	Aquino	Italy
Ariminum	Rimini	Italy
Arretium	Arezzo	Italy
Assisium	Assisi	Italy
Augusta Bagiennorum	Bene Vagienna	Italy
Augusta Praetoria Salassorum	Aosta	Italy
	Avella	Italy
Beneventum	Benevento	Italy
Caralis	Cagliari	Italy		Cagliari's amphitheatre
Cales	Calvi	Italy
Canusium	Canosa di Puglia	Italy	(?)
	Capua	Italy		Capua#Amphitheatre
Carsulae		Italy
Casinum	Cassino	Italy
	Catania	Italy
Civitas Camunnorum	Cividate Camuno	Italy
Cumae		Italy
Egnatia	Anazzo	Italy
Eporedia	Ivrea	Italy
Falerio Picenus	Falerone	Italy
Falerii Novi		Italy
Fidenae		Italy
Firmum Picenum	Fermo	Italy
Florentia	Florence	Italy
Formiae	Formia	Italy
Forum Novum	Vescovio	Italy
Frusinum	Frosinone	Italy
Grumentum		Italy
Herdoniae	Ordona	Italy	?
Himera	Termini Imerese	Italy
Hispellum	Spello	Italy
Histonium	Vasto	Italy
Interamna Nahars	Terni	Italy
Interamnia Praetutiana	Teramo	Italy
Lanuvium	Lanuvio	Italy
Larinum	Larino	Italy
Libarna		Italy
Liternum		Italy
	Lucca	Italy
	Lucera	Italy		Lucera's amphitheatre
Lucus Feroniae		Italy
Luna	Luni	Italy
Lupiae	Lecce	Italy
Mediolanum	Milan	Italy
Mevania	Bevagna	Italy
Nora		Italy
Nuvlana	Nola	Italy
Ocriculum	Otricoli	Italy
Paestum		Italy
Patavium	Padua	Italy		The arena has been built upon, its site commemorated in the Arena Chapel
Peltuinum		Italy	(?)
Pollentia	Pollenzo	Italy
Pompeii		Italy
Puteoli	Pozzuoli	Italy		Flavian Amphitheater; a 2nd minor amphitheater buried beneath the nearby subway line.
Roma	Rome	Italy		2 amphitheatres: the Colosseum and the Amphitheatrum Castrense Also the Ludus Magnus, a "training amphitheatre". No longer extant is the Amphitheater of Statilius Taurus.
Rudiae		Italy	?
Rusellae	Roselle	Italy
Scolacium		Italy
Segusium	Susa	Italy
Spoletium	Spoleto	Italy
Suasa	Castelleone di Suasa	Italy
Sutrium	Sutri	Italy
Syracusae	Syracuse	Italy
Teate Marrucinorum	Chieti	Italy
Telesia	Telese Terme	Italy
Tibur	Tivoli	Italy
Tusculum		Italy
Tutere	Todi	Italy
Urbs Salvia	Urbisaglia	Italy		Picture (?)
Veleia		Italy
Venafrum	Venafro	Italy
Venusia	Venosa	Italy
	Verona	Italy		Verona Arena
Volsinii	Bolsena	Italy
	Zagarolo	Italy
Botrus	Batroun	Lebanon
Cyrene		Libya
Leptis Magna		Libya
Ptolemais		Libya
Sabratha		Libya
Lixus		Morocco
Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum	Nijmegen	The Netherlands		No longer extant, but traced out in the street paving of the present-day Rembrandstraat with a few bits of its foundations still visible
	Bobadela	Portugal
	Conímbriga	Portugal		Conímbriga's amphitheatre
	Tavira	Portugal
Mintia	Micia	Romania
Porolissum		Romania
Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa		Romania
	Inveresk	Scotland
Trimontium	Newstead	Scotland
	Caparra	Spain
	Carmona	Spain
Carthago Nova	Cartagena	Spain
Corduba	Córdoba	Spain
Emerita Augusta	Mérida	Spain
Emporion	Ampurias	Spain	?
Italica		Spain
Segobriga	Saelices	Spain
Sisapo	Almodovar del Campo	Spain		Presence almost sure waiting for excavation (Graffities with Gladiator's names found near oval depression in the terrain)
Tarraco	Tarragona	Spain
Augusta Raurica	Augst	Switzerland
Aventicum	Avenches	Switzerland
	Berne	Switzerland		Engehalbinsel
Julia Equestris	Nyon	Switzerland
Octodurum	Martigny	Switzerland
Vindonissa	Windisch	Switzerland
Dura Europos		Syria
Nova Trajana Bostra	Bosra	Syria
Agbia		Tunisia
Acholla		Tunisia
Bararus		Tunisia
Bulla Regia		Tunisia
Carpis		Tunisia
Carthago	Carthage	Tunisia
Colonia Julia Aurelia Commoda	Thuburbo Majus	Tunisia
	Hr. el Faouar	Tunisia
Hadrumentum	Sousse	Tunisia
	Jebel Moraba	Tunisia
	Ksar Hellal	Tunisia
Leptis Minor		Tunisia
Mactaris		Tunisia
Pheradi Maius	Sidi Khalifa	Tunisia
Pupput		Tunisia
Seressi		Tunisia
Sicca Veneria		Tunisia
Simitthus	Chemtou	Tunisia
Sufetula		Tunisia
Thapsus		Tunisia
Thibaris		Tunisia
Thignica		Tunisia
Thimisua	Argoub	Tunisia
Thuburbo Maius		Tunisia
Thuburbo Minus		Tunisia
	Thugga	Tunisia
Thysdrus	El Djem	Tunisia		2 amphitheatres
Uchi Maius		Tunisia
Ulissipira		Tunisia
Upenna	Enfida	Tunisia
Uthina	Oudna	Tunisia
Utica		Tunisia		2 amphitheatres
Isca Augusta	Caerleon	Wales		Caerleon amphitheatre
Moridunum	Carmarthen	Wales
	Tomen-y-Mur	Wales		near Llan Ffestiniog
Venta Silurum	Caerwent	Wales

See also

• Roman theatre (structure)
• Circus (building)
• Arena
• Circus Maximus
• Forma Urbis Romae
• Ludus Magnus
• Roman architecture
• Stadium
• List of topics related to ancient Rome
• List of ancient Roman triumphal arches
• List of ancient temple structures
• List of archaeological sites sorted by country
• List of contemporary amphitheatres
• List of buildings
• List of building types
• List of football stadiums by capacity
• List of indoor arenas
• List of stadia

References

External links

• Aerial Photographs
• article "Amphitheatrum" (Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities)
• Rome: Colosseum at LacusCurtius with Platner article
• Small list with details

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