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From there, we visited the amphitheatre; it was built in 70 BC and apparently is the oldest known and most complete Roman amphitheatre anywhere. Apparently there were riots there in AD 59, resulting in a 10-year ban on gladatorial contests; however, after the earthquake in AD 62, the amphitheatre was one of the first buildings to be restored, and the ban was lifted to help with morale.
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It’s MASSIVE.
This is the entrance.
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And this gives a bit more of an idea of its size…
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After that, we took the main road back to the Porta Marina – you can see here where the pavements have been worn in the middle by people walking there (pretty much like the steps to English castles and English church towers).
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On the way, we found another caupona (and you can see the storage jars in the room behind) and some lovely frescoes that can speak for themselves.
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8 comments:
Kate I am so jealous I never got to see these parts! That's what comes from being part of a guided tour thats on a tight schedule! I bought three guide books while I was there, plus some Cave Canem tiles that my dad has now installed in his back step (!) so I'm going to have a look about for these bits. May email you later about something else - need some advice x
Lovely to see all these places. Thank you so much for posting them.
Great photo' again Kate. Thanks. Caroline x
Susan - that's why I don't do guided tours any more. We did that in Venice and I didn't get a chance to visit the glass museum at Murano or the church at Torcello, so we agreed to do it independently and buy good guide books :o) And how great that you got the tiles. I missed the shop (scowl). And yes, do email :)
Nell - I always love seeing other people's pics from their trips and they often provide lightbulbs for me, so I'm kind of trying to pay it back :o) And Pompeii was definitely exciting enough for three posts *g* Capri tomorrow!
Caroline - glad you enjoyed them!
Oh wow it's so amazing! It's size in incredible. I bet it's even more breath taking in real life!
Lacey - it really is breathtaking in real life. Especially when you consider how old it is... amazing how much of it is still there.
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