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amphitheatres: An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats about an open space called the arena;
the Romans made amphitheatres to hold public entertainment such
as fights between gladiators or other combat, and of course
for combats between Christians and lions.
Synonyms: amphitheater
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| 126.—Amphitheatre at Dorchester. Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)
From a Sketch taken from the south-west. The amphitheatre is at Mambury Rings, a stone age site not far from Dorchester. The Modern Antiquarian has some photographs of the area. Keywords: amphitheatres, people, horses, animals, cattle, sheep, roman remains, ruins, wallpaper, backgrounds, views Places shown: Mambury Rings; Dorchester; Dorset; England Added: 2005-12-20 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | | II. The Theatre, Segesta In the Land of the Temples (1915)
“Nothing, not even Taormina, is more magnificent than the set scene of the Theatre; how poor and mean must have been the forgotten mummers! The scene will exist till the end of time—even though scarc [...] Keywords: temples, mountains, amphitheatres, sketches, ruins, ancient greek remains, wallpaper, backgrounds Places shown: Segesta; Trapani; Sicily; Italy Added: 2003-12-14 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested |
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