The first excavations carried out by the Superintendency for the recovery of the Roman Amphitheater of Ancona (built between the end of the 1st century BC and the beginning of the 1st century AD) date back to the 1930s; a particular boost occurred with the post-earthquake interventions of 1972. Today, although the work is finally nearing completion, the Amphitheater still appears as a work in progress: this is due to the historical-urban layering of the area, where more recent constructions have overlapped (Church of St. Gregory, Convent of St. Bartholomew), but these too now have historical value.
The Amphitheater, with more than 20 rows of seats, could accommodate between 7,000 and 10,000 spectators; by the end of the ancient world, after ceasing its function as a venue for shows, it must have served as a fortress, before being definitively abandoned and reduced to a quarry for building materials.
Information about the Roman Amphitheater of Ancona
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