Anfiteatro romano de Itálica | |
 View of the amphitheatre | |
  Shown within Spain | |
| Location | Santiponce (Seville), Spain |
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| Coordinates | 37°26′38″N 6°02′48″W / 37.44389°N 6.04667°W |
| Type | Roman amphitheatre |
| History | |
| Founded | AD 117 and 138 |
| Periods | Roman Empire |
The Roman amphitheatre of Italica is a Roman amphitheatre in the Roman colonia of Italica –in present-day Santiponce (Seville), Spain–, in the Roman province of Hispania Baetica.[1] Built during the reign of emperor Hadrian (who was born in Italica), approximately between the years AD 117 and 138,[2][3] it was one of the largest in the entire Roman Empire with a capacity of 25,000 spectators.[4] It was used for gladiatorial fights and combats between beasts or men and beasts during ancient Rome.
Italica was largely abandoned by the Romans in the 3rd century. It was rediscovered during the Renaissance, in the 17th century, and work to unearth the amphitheatre began in the late 19th century.[1] The amphitheatre, currently in ruins, is a tourist site offering visitor tours.[3]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Unescowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Ray Laurence; Simon Esmonde Cleary; Gareth Sears Cambridge University Press (2011). The City in the Roman West, c.250 BC–c.AD 250. Cambridge University Press. p. 106. ISBN 9781139500784.
- ^ a b "Get to know the Anfiteatro de Itálica in Seville". italicasevilla.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Colin Michael Wells (1995). The Roman Empire. Harvard University Press. p. 248. ISBN 9780674777705.