Herod Atticus er et friluftsteater som ble bygget av Lucius Vibullius Hipparchus Tiberius Claudius Atticus Herodes (født ca. 101, død ca. 171) i år 161 e.Kr. Teateret er bygget i typisk romersk stil og ligger ved foten (sørsiden) av selve Akropolis i Athen (Hellas). Det var det siste store ant
The Minack Theatre (Cornish: Gwaryjy Minack) is an open-air theatre, constructed above a gully with a rocky granite outcrop jutting into the sea. The theatre is at Porthcurno, 4 miles (6.4 km) from Land's End in Cornwall, England. The season runs each year from May to September. As of
Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a rock structure in Red Rocks Park near Morrison, Colorado (west of Denver), where concerts are given in the open-air amphitheatre. There is a large, tilted, disc-shaped rock behind the stage, a huge vertical rock angled outwards from stage right, several large boulders
The Pula Arena is the name of the amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. The Arena is the only remaining Roman amphitheatre to have four side towers and with all three Roman architectural orders entirely preserved. It was constructed in 27 BC - 68 AD and is among the six largest surviving Roman
The Arena of Nîmes is a Roman amphitheater found in the French city of Nîmes. Built around 70A.D., it was remodeled in 1863 to serve as a bullring. The Arenas of Nimes is the site of two annual bullfights, and it is also used for other public events.
Dionysosteateret like ved Akropolis i Athen var et viktig friluftsteater i oldtidens Hellas, og et av de tidligst bevarte fra det klassiske Athen. Det ble brukt til festivaler til ære for guden Dionysos. Greske teatre i oldtiden var i mange tilfeller av enorme dimensjoner, men under ideelle forhold
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater is an outdoor amphitheatre, located at Jones Beach State Park in Wantagh, New York. It is one of two major outdoor arenas in the New York City Metropolitan Area, along with PNC Bank Arts Center. The theater was designed to specifications provided by Robert Moses, who
The Arènes de Lutèce are among the most important remains from the Gallo-Roman era in Paris (formerly known as Lutèce in French or Lutetia in Latin), together with the Thermes de Cluny. Lying in what is now the Quartier Latin, this amphitheater could once seat 15,000 people, and was used to pr
The Amphitheatre of Merida, was built in the roman colony of Emerita Augusta, which was founded in 25 B.C. by Octavius Augustus, emeritus soldiers discharged from the Roman army, two veteran legions of the Cantabrian Wars: Legio V Alaudae and Legio X Gemina. The city was the capital of the Roman
The Amphitheatre of Pompeii is the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre. It is located in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, and was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 CE, that also buried Pompeii itself, and neighouring Herculaneum.
The Amphitheatre of Capua was a Roman amphitheatre in the city of Capua (modern Santa Maria Capua Vetere), second only to the Colosseum in size and probably the model for it. It may have been the first amphitheatre to be built by the Romans. and was the location of the first and most famous
Chester Amphitheatre is a Roman amphitheatre in Chester, Cheshire. The site is managed by English Heritage; it is a Grade I listed building and a scheduled monument. The ruins currently exposed are those of a large stone amphitheatre, similar to those found in Continental Europe, although a smaller
The Arles Amphitheatre (french, Arènes d'Arles) is a Roman amphitheatre in the southern French town of Arles. This two-tiered Roman Amphitheatre is probably the most prominent tourist attraction in the city of Arles, which thrived in Roman times. Measuring 136 m (446 ft) in length and 109 m (358
Amphithéâtre des Trois Gaules (Amfiteatret de tre Gallia) er oppført i år 19 i Lugdunum, dagens Lyon. Teatret ble utvidet fra 130 til 136, da bredden ble økt fra de opprinnelge 25 meter til 105 meter. Det kunne dermed gi plass til 20 000 seter, noe som var tilstrekkelig for hele befolkningen i Lugd