List of Roman amphitheatres

Main article: Roman amphitheatre

Map of Roman amphitheatres

The remains of at least 230 amphitheatres have been found widely scattered around the area of the Roman Empire. These are usually oval, and are not to be confused with the more common "ordinary" theatres, which are semicircular structures. There are, however, a number of buildings that have had a combined use as both theatre and amphitheatre, particularly in western Europe. Following is a list of Roman amphitheatre locations by country.

City (Roman name)	City (modern name)	Country	Year of construction	Coordinates	Arena Length	Notes References	Photograph
Dyrrhachium	Durrës	Albania	2nd century AD		61 meters	Durrës Amphitheatre
Lambaesis	Lambèse	Algeria			64 meters
Colonia Claudia Caesarea	Cherchell	Algeria			93 meters
Gemellae	M'lili	Algeria			37 meters	[1]
Theveste	Tébessa	Algeria	4th century AD		45 meters	Aerial Photograph
Tipasa	Tipaza	Algeria				Map of Tipasa
Carnuntum	Petronell	Austria			69 meters	2 amphitheatres
Flavia Solva	Leibnitz	Austria
Virunum	Magdalensberg	Austria
Augusta Traiana	Stara Zagora	Bulgaria
Diocletianopolis	Hisarya	Bulgaria
Marcianopolis	Devnya	Bulgaria
Trimontium	Plovdiv	Bulgaria
Serdica	Sofia	Bulgaria	3rd century AD			In ground floor of Arena di Serdica Hotel. [2] Amphitheatre of Serdica
Pietas Iulia Pola	Pula	Croatia	1st century AD		68 meters	Pula Arena Pula amphitheatre
Salonae	Solin	Croatia			65 meters	[3]
Burnum		Croatia			46 meters	Roman military camp near Šibenik, had a small amphitheatre, recently discovered
Augusta Paphus	Paphos	Cyprus			65 meters
Salamis		Cyprus				Amphitheatre almost vanished.
Baginton	England					Lunt Roman Fort Probably a horse training ground.
Calleva Atrebatum	Silchester	England				[4] [5]
Camulodunum	Colchester	England				Located in 2005 (near Circular Road North)
Corinium Dobunnorum	Cirencester	England	2nd century AD			Cirencester Amphitheatre
Deva Victrix	Chester	England	1st century AD			Chester Roman Amphitheatre [6]
Durnovaria	Dorchester	England				Maumbury Rings
	Frilford	England				Debated [7]
Iscalis (?)	Charterhouse	England			32 meters
Isurium Brigantum	Aldborough	England
Londinium	London	England	1st century AD			Guildhall Art Gallery
Noviomagus Reginorum	Chichester	England
Rutupiae	Richborough	England
Viroconium Cornoviorum	Wroxeter	England				No confirmed amphitheatre found at Wroxeter. Speculation as to purpose of cropmark enclosure includes such.
Venta Icenorum	Caistor St Edmund	England				[8]
Verulamium	St Albans	England				Theatre that had been used as an amphitheatre; note the almost oval shape.
Agedincum	Sens	France
Aginnum	Agen	France
Alalia	Aléria	France				Corsica
Apta Julia	Apt	France				No remains of Amphitheatre located. This is the theatre.
Arelate	Arles	France	1st century AD			Arles Amphitheatre. Still in use today (for Bullfighting, plays, concerts & events).
Argentomagus	Argenton-sur-Creuse	France				Theatre used also as amphitheatre.
Augustodunum	Autun	France
Augustomagus	Senlis	France				Theatre used as amphitheatre. Photograph
Augustoritum	Limoges	France
Avaricum	Bourges	France
	Beaumont-sur-Oise	France
Burdigala	Bordeaux	France
Caesarodunum	Tours	France	1st century AD		156 meters	Tours Amphitheatre
Cassinomagus	Chassenon	France
Divona Cadurcorum	Cahors	France				Discovered in 2007 when digging a parking garage
Cemenelum	Nice	France
Derventum	Drevant	France				Theatre that had been adapted for gladiatorial events
Divodurum	Metz	France
Forum Iulium	Fréjus	France
Geinum	Gennes	France
Grannus	Grand	France				[9] A "half amphitheatre", distinguished from a normal theatre by its oval layout.
Julia Baeterrae Septimanorum	Béziers	France
Juliobona	Lillebonne	France				A half-amphitheatre.
Limonum	Poitiers	France				[10]
Lugdunum	Lyon	France	1st century AD			Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls
Lutetia	Paris	France	1st century AD			Arènes de Lutèce
Mediolanum Santonum	Saintes	France				[11]
	Montbouy	France
Narbo Martius	Narbonne	France				No amphitheatre has ever been located at Narbonne
Nemausus	Nîmes	France	1st century AD			Arena of Nîmes. Still in use today (for Bullfighting, plays, concerts & events).
Samarobriva	Amiens	France				[12] Now underground and buried
	Sanxay	France				[13]
Segodunum	Rodez	France
Tolosa	Toulouse	France
Vesontio	Besançon	France
Vesuna Petrucorriorum	Perigueux	France
Augusta Treverorum	Trier	Germany	2nd century AD			Trier Amphitheater
Castra Vetera		Germany				Near Xanten
Colonia Ulpia Traiana	Xanten	Germany
Corinth	Corinth	Greece
Gortyn	Gortyn	Greece				Map of Gortyn, showing amphitheatre This is incorrect. It is a great theatre, long mistaken for an amphitheatre, but clearly D shaped from aerial photos. The actual amphitheatre lies under the church in the village of Agioi Deka, built over the arena where the 10 saints were martyred. The shape of the arena can be made out in surrounding buildings.
Aquincum	Budapest	Hungary				(2 amphitheatres: the Nagyszombat utcai, the Katona városi)	150px 150px
Gorsium	Tác	Hungary
Caesarea Maritima	Caesarea	Israel
Eleutheropolis	Beit Guvrin	Israel				[14]
Scythopolis	Bet She'an	Israel					150px
Abella	Avella	Italy				Photograph
Abellinum	Avellino	Italy
Acelum	Asolo	Italy
Alba Fucens	Albe	Italy				Photograph
Alba Longa (?)	Albano Laziale	Italy				Photograph
Albingaunum	Albenga	Italy
Allifae	Alife	Italy
Altinum	Altino	Italy				[15]
Amiternum	L'Aquila	Italy				[16]
	Ancona	Italy
Antium	Anzio	Italy
	Aquileia	Italy
Aquinum	Aquino	Italy				Now completely disappeared, buried beneath the Autostrada.
Ariminum	Rimini	Italy
Arretium	Arezzo	Italy
Assisium	Assisi	Italy				[17]
Augusta Bagiennorum	Bene Vagienna	Italy
Augusta Praetoria Salassorum	Aosta	Italy					150px
Beneventum	Benevento	Italy				[18]
Caralis	Cagliari	Italy	2nd century AD			Roman Amphitheatre of Cagliari
Cales	Calvi	Italy
Canusium	Canosa di Puglia	Italy
Capua	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	Italy	1st century BC			Just to the south, currently being excavated beneath the Piazza Adriano are the remains of another amphitheatre, believed to predate the standing one.Capua#Amphitheatre
Carsulae		Italy				[19]
Casinum	Cassino	Italy				Photograph
Catăna  • Catĭna	Catania	Italy
Civitas Camunnorum	Cividate Camuno	Italy				Estimated capacity: 5500 people. Civitas Camunnorum	150px
Cumae		Italy				Photograph
Egnatia	Anazzo	Italy				Photograph
Eporedia	Ivrea	Italy
Fabrateria Nova	San Giovanni Incarico	Italy				Photograph
Falerio Picenus	Falerone	Italy
Falerii Novi		Italy				[20]
Fidenae		Italy				A wooden amphitheatre collapsed here in AD 27, killing at least 20,000.
Firmum Picenum	Fermo	Italy		[21]
Florentia	Florence	Italy
Formiae	Formia	Italy
Forum Novum	Vescovio	Italy				[22]
Frusinum	Frosinone	Italy
Grumentum		Italy
Herdoniae	Ordona	Italy		?
Himera	Termini Imerese	Italy				Photograph
Hispellum	Spello	Italy				[23]
Histonium	Vasto	Italy				[24]
Interamna Nahars	Terni	Italy				[25]
Interamnia Praetutiana	Teramo	Italy				Photograph
Lanuvium	Lanuvio	Italy				[26] Photograph
Larinum	Larino	Italy				Photograph
Libarna		Italy				[27][28]	150px
Liternum		Italy
	Lucca	Italy
	Lucera	Italy				Lucera's amphitheatre
Lucus Feroniae		Italy
Luna	Luni	Italy
Lupiae	Lecce	Italy
Marruvium	San Benedetto dei Marsi	Italy
Mediolanum	Milan	Italy	2nd century AD			Milan amphitheatre
Mevania	Bevagna	Italy				[29]
Minturnae	Minturno	Italy				[30]
Neapolis	Naples	Italy				[31]
Nora		Italy				Unexcavated
Nuvlana	Nola	Italy
Ocriculum	Otricoli	Italy				[32] [33]
Ostia	Ostia Antica	Italy				New discovery [34][35][36]
Paestum		Italy					150px
Patavium	Padua	Italy				The arena has been built upon, its site commemorated in the Arena Chapel
Peltuinum		Italy		(?)
Pollentia	Pollenzo	Italy
Pompeii		Italy	1st century BC			Amphitheatre of Pompeii
Puteoli	Pozzuoli	Italy	1st century AD			Flavian Amphitheater; a 2nd minor amphitheater buried beneath the nearby subway line.
Roma	Rome	Italy	1st century AD		189 meters	Colosseum
Roma	Rome	Italy	3rd century AD			Amphitheatrum Castrense[37]
Roma	Rome	Italy	1st century AD			Ludus Magnus, a "training amphitheatre". No longer extant are the Amphitheater of Statilius Taurus or the Amphitheater of Nero.	150px
Rudiae		Italy		?
Rusellae	Roselle	Italy	1st century AD			[38]
Scolacium	Borgia	Italy				Photograph
Segusium	Susa	Italy
Spoletium	Spoleto	Italy
Suasa	Castelleone di Suasa	Italy
Sutrium	Sutri	Italy			49 meters		150px
Syracusae	Syracuse	Italy					150px
Teate Marrucinorum	Chieti	Italy
Telesia	Telese Terme	Italy
Tibur	Tivoli	Italy
Trebula Mutuesca	Monteleone Sabino	Italy
Tusculum		Italy
Tutere	Todi	Italy
Urbs Salvia	Urbisaglia	Italy				Picture (?)
Veleia		Italy
Venafrum	Venafro	Italy
Venusia	Venosa	Italy
Verona	Verona	Italy	1st century AD			Verona Arena is still functional.	150px
Villa of the Antonines	Genzano di Roma	Italy
Volsinii	Bolsena	Italy
	Zagarolo	Italy
Botrus	Batroun	Lebanon
Cyrene		Libya
Leptis Magna		Libya
Ptolemais		Libya				[39]
Sabratha		Libya
Lixus		Morocco				[40]
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	1st century BC			Conímbriga's amphitheatre
	Tavira	Portugal
Micia	Veţel	Romania
Porolissum	Moigrad-Porolissum	Romania
Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa	Sarmizegetusa	Romania					150px
	Inveresk	Scotland				[41]
Trimontium	Newstead	Scotland				[42]
Viminacium	Stari Kostolac	Serbia				Is this a theatre or amphitheatre?
	Carmona	Spain
Carthago Nova	Cartagena	Spain
Corduba	Córdoba	Spain				[43]
Emerita Augusta	Mérida	Spain	1st century BC			Mérida amphitheatre
Emporion	Ampurias	Spain	2nd century AD	?
Forum Municipii Flavii Caparensis	Cáparra	Spain
Italica		Spain	2nd century AD
Segobriga	Saelices	Spain				[44]
Sisapo	Almodovar del Campo	Spain				Excavation began in 2009
Tarraco	Tarragona	Spain	2nd century AD		130 meters	Tarragona Amphitheatre
Augusta Raurica	Augst	Switzerland
Aventicum	Avenches	Switzerland
Brenodurum (?)	Bern	Switzerland				Engehalbinsel
Julia Equestris	Nyon	Switzerland				[45]
Octodurum	Martigny	Switzerland
Vindonissa	Windisch	Switzerland
Dura Europos		Syria	3rd century AD		31 meters	Small amphitheatre primarily built for the soldiers there. Remains destroyed by ISIS.
Nova Trajana Bostra	Bosra	Syria				This is a theatre not amphitheatre.
Agbia		Tunisia
Acholla		Tunisia
Bararus		Tunisia
Belalis Maior	Hr. el Faouar	Tunisia
Bulla Regia		Tunisia
Carpis		Tunisia
Carthago	Carthage	Tunisia
Colonia Julia Aurelia Commoda	Thuburbo Majus	Tunisia				[46]
Hadrumentum	Sousse	Tunisia
	Jebel Moraba	Tunisia
	Ksar Hellal	Tunisia
	Ksar Lemsa	Tunisia				[47]
Leptis Minor		Tunisia
Mactaris		Tunisia
Municipium Aurelium Commodum	Henchir Bou Cha	Tunisia				[48]
Pheradi Maius	Bouficha	Tunisia
Pupput	Hammamet, Tunisia	Tunisia
Seressi	Oum El Abouab	Tunisia
Sicca Veneria	El Kef	Tunisia
Simitthus	Chemtou	Tunisia				Map of Simitthus Photograph
Sufetula	Sbeitla	Tunisia				Map of Sufetula
Thaenae		Tunisia
Thapsus		Tunisia
Thibaris		Tunisia
Thignica	Ain Tounga	Tunisia
Thimisua	Argoub	Tunisia
Thuburbo Minus	Tebourba	Tunisia				The amphitheatre here was destroyed at the end of the 17th century during the construction of a bridge.
	Thugga	Tunisia
Thysdrus	El Djem	Tunisia				2 amphitheatres
Uchi Maius		Tunisia
Ulissipira		Tunisia
Upenna	Enfida	Tunisia				Nothing now remains of Upenna amphitheatre.
Uthina	Oudna	Tunisia				[49]
Utica		Tunisia				2 amphitheatres
Anazarbus		Turkey				[50]
Ancyra	Ankara	Turkey				Ankara Roman Theatre
Aizanoi	Çavdarhisar	Turkey
Pergamon	Bergama	Turkey				Map
Isca Augusta	Caerleon	Wales				Caerleon amphitheatre
Moridunum	Carmarthen	Wales
	Tomen y Mur	Wales				near Llan Ffestiniog [51]
Venta Silurum	Caerwent	Wales

See also

• Roman architecture
• Roman theatre
• Circus (building)
• Arena
• Stadium

Related modern building structures

• List of contemporary amphitheatres
• List of association football stadiums by capacity
• List of indoor arenas
• List of stadiums

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
• Several photographs
• Google Earth file containing several locations
• Romanheritage.com site with photos of Roman Amphitheaters