The amphitheatre was built next to the theatre in 8 BCE for gladiatorial contests and staged beast-hunts. It could hold up to 15,000 people. The elliptical building was of considerable dimensions and measured 126 by 103 metres (413 by 337 ft) The…

The Amphitheatre was used for gladiatorial combat and is the oldest one of its kind in existence. Built 150 years before the Colosseum in 70 BCE, it could hold up to 20,000 spectators, not only from Pompeii but also from neighbouring towns.

The Amphitheatre was used for gladiatorial combat and is the oldest one of its kind in existence. Built 150 years before the Colosseum in 70 BCE, it could hold up to 20,000 spectators, not only from Pompeii but also from neighbouring towns.

The Amphitheatre was used for gladiatorial combat and is the oldest one of its kind in existence. Built 150 years before the Colosseum in 70 BCE, it could hold up to 20,000 spectators, not only from Pompeii but also from neighbouring towns.

The Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls of Lugdunum was built in 19 CE and financed by C. Julius Rufus, a citizen of the city of Mediolanum Santonum (Saintes, France), priest of Rome and Augustus, as evidenced by a dedicatory inscription. It was part of…

The Amphitheatrum Castrense, part of an Imperial villa complex which was built by emperors of the Severan dynasty. The building was a regular ellipse 88 meters long and 76 meters wide and stood three storeys high with open arcades on the exterior…

This is a Limestone bas-relief with scene of chariots at full rush. In the centre there are three boundary stones and below a balustrade decorated with laurel leaves garlands. It is preserved in the Musée gallo-romain de Fourvière, Lyon.

This partially preserved blue glass cup features a relief of fighting gladiators. An inscription above the figurative scene names the gladiator. The cup was made between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE.

This is a terracotta medallion featuring a scene of a victorious charioteer in his quadriga or four-horse chariot. The man holds a laurel wreath and palm branch in air as a sign of his victory. We see another charioteer in the distance behind him,…

This 4th century CE mosaic depicts a victorious charioteer commanding a quadriga (a four-horse chariot). Inscriptions throughout the mosaic help us name the charioteer and his horses. Along the top, next to his name, Marcianus, the word 'nicha'…