List of Roman amphitheatres


The remains of at least 230 Roman amphitheatres have been found widely scattered around the area of the Roman Empire. These are large, circular or oval open-air venues with raised 360 degree seating and not to be confused with the more common 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 an incomplete list of Roman amphitheatre locations by country.
City
City
Country
Year of
construction		Coordinates
External Axes Notes
References		Photograph
DyrrhachiumDurrësAlbania2nd century AD132 x 113Durrës Amphitheatre
LambaesisLambèseAlgeria
Colonia Claudia CaesareaCherchellAlgeria
GemellaeM'liliAlgeria
ThevesteTébessaAlgeria4th century AD
TipasaTipazaAlgeria
BrigantiumBregenzAustriaRoman Theatre (Bregenz)
CarnuntumPetronellAustria
2 amphitheatres
Flavia SolvaLeibnitzAustria
VirunumMagdalensbergAustria
Augusta TraianaStara ZagoraBulgaria
Diocletianopolis (Thrace)HisaryaBulgaria
MarcianopolisDevnyaBulgaria
SerdicaSofiaBulgaria3rd century AD60 x 43Amphitheatre of Serdica
Pietas Iulia PolaPulaCroatia1st century AD132 x 105Pula Arena
SalonaSolinCroatia3rd century AD125 x 100
BurnumŠibenik-Knin CountyCroatia27 BC-14 AD101 x 77Roman military camp near Šibenik, had a small amphitheatre, recently discovered
Augusta PaphusPaphosCyprus
SalamisCyprusAmphitheatre almost vanished.
Calleva AtrebatumSilchesterEngland
CamulodunumColchesterEnglandLocated in 2005
Corinium DobunnorumCirencesterEngland2nd century ADCirencester Amphitheatre
Deva VictrixChesterEngland1st century AD97.5 x 87.2Chester Roman Amphitheatre
DurnovariaDorchesterEnglandMaumbury Rings
FrilfordEnglandDebated
Iscalis CharterhouseEngland
Isurium BrigantumAldboroughEngland
LondiniumLondonEngland1st century ADAmphitheatre (London)
Noviomagus ReginorumChichesterEngland
RutupiaeRichboroughEngland
Viroconium CornoviorumWroxeterEnglandNo confirmed amphitheatre found at Wroxeter. Speculation as to purpose of cropmark enclosure includes such.
Venta IcenorumCaistor St EdmundEngland
VerulamiumSt AlbansEnglandTheatre that had been used as an amphitheatre; note the almost oval shape.
AgedincumSensFrance
AginnumAgenFrance
AlaliaAlériaFranceCorsica-
Apta JuliaAptFranceNo remains of Amphitheatre located. This is the theatre.
ArelateArlesFrance1st century AD136 x 109Arles Amphitheatre. Still in use today for bull games, plays, concerts & events.
ArgentomagusArgenton-sur-CreuseFranceTheatre used also as amphitheatre.
AugustodunumAutunFrance154 x 130
AugustomagusSenlisFranceTheatre used as amphitheatre.
AugustoritumLimogesFrance
AvaricumBourgesFrance
Beaumont-sur-OiseFrance
BurdigalaBordeauxFrance
CaesarodunumToursFrance1st century AD156 x 134Tours Amphitheatre
CassinomagusChassenonFrance
Divona CadurcorumCahorsFranceDiscovered in 2007 when digging a parking garage
CemenelumNiceFrance
DerventumDrevantFranceTheatre that had been adapted for gladiatorial events
DivodurumMetzFrance148 x 124
Forum IuliumFréjusFrance113 x 83Arènes de Fréjus
GeinumGennesFrance
GrannusGrandFrance
A "half amphitheatre", distinguished from a normal theatre by its oval layout.
Julia Baeterrae SeptimanorumBéziersFrance
JuliobonaLillebonneFranceA half-amphitheatre.
LimonumPoitiersFrance
LugdunumLyonFrance1st century AD81 x 60Amphitheatre of the Three Gauls
LutetiaParisFrance1st century ADArènes de Lutèce
Mediolanum SantonumSaintesFrance
MontbouyFrance
Narbo MartiusNarbonneFrance
NemaususNîmesFrance1st century AD133 x 101Arena of Nîmes. Still in use today.
SamarobrivaAmiensFrance Now underground and buried
SegodunumRodezFrance
TolosaToulouseFrance
VesontioBesançonFrance
Vesuna PetrucorriorumPérigueuxFrance
Augusta TreverorumTrierGermany2nd century AD70.54 x 47.50Trier Amphitheater
Castra VeteraGermanyNear Xanten
Colonia Ulpia TraianaXantenGermany
CorinthCorinthGreece
GortynGortynGreece 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.
AquincumBudapestHungaryAquincum Civil Amphitheatre
AquincumBudapestHungaryAquincum Military Amphitheatre
GorsiumTácHungary
Caesarea MaritimaCaesareaIsrael
EleutheropolisBeit GuvrinIsrael
ScythopolisBet She'anIsrael
AbellaAvellaItaly
AbellinumAvellinoItaly
AcelumAsoloItaly
Alba FucensAlbeItaly
Castra AlbanaAlbano LazialeItalyRoman Amphitheater of Albano Laziale
AlbingaunumAlbengaItaly
AllifaeAlifeItaly
AltinumAltinoItaly
AmiternumL'AquilaItaly
AnconaItaly
AntiumAnzioItaly
AquileiaItaly
AquinumAquinoItalyNow completely disappeared, buried beneath the Autostrada.
AriminumRiminiItaly
ArretiumArezzoItaly
AsculumAscoli PicenoItaly
AssisiumAssisiItaly
Augusta BagiennorumBene VagiennaItaly
Augusta Praetoria SalassorumAostaItaly
BeneventumBeneventoItaly
CalesCalviItaly
CanusiumCanosa di PugliaItaly
CapuaSanta Maria Capua VetereItaly1st Century BC167 x 137Just to the south, currently being excavated beneath the Piazza Adriano are the remains of another amphitheatre, believed to predate the standing one. Amphitheatre of Capua
CaralisCagliariItaly2nd century AD93 x 79Roman Amphitheatre of Cagliari
CarsulaeItaly
CasinumCassinoItaly
Catăna / CatĭnaCataniaItaly125 x 105Amphitheatre of Catania
Civitas CamunnorumCividate CamunoItalyEstimated capacity: 5500 people.
CumaeItaly
EgnatiaAnazzoItaly
EporediaIvreaItalyIvrea Roman Amphitheatre
Fabrateria NovaSan Giovanni IncaricoItaly
Falerio PicenusFaleroneItaly120 × 105
Falerii NoviItaly
FidenaeItalyA wooden amphitheatre collapsed here in AD 27, killing at least 20,000.
Firmum PicenumFermoItaly-
FlorentiaFlorenceItalyRoman Amphitheatre of Florence
FormiaeFormiaItaly
Forum NovumVescovioItaly
Forum Traiani – SardiniaFordongianusItalypartially excavated, mostly built of wood
FrusinumFrosinoneItaly
GrumentumGrumento NovaItaly
HerdoniaeOrdonaItaly?
HimeraTermini ImereseItaly
HispellumSpelloItaly
HistoniumVastoItaly
Interamna NaharsTerniItaly
Interamnia PraetutianaTeramoItaly
LanuviumLanuvioItaly
LarinumLarinoItaly
LegioMegiddoIsraelLegio Amphitheater
LibarnaItalyAmphitheatre of Libarna;
LiternumLago di PatriaItaly-
LuccaItaly
LuceraItaly
Lucus FeroniaeItaly
LunaLuniItaly
LupiaeLecceItaly
MarruviumSan Benedetto dei MarsiItaly
MediolanumMilanItaly2nd century ADMilan amphitheatre
MevaniaBevagnaItaly
MinturnaeMinturnoItaly
NeapolisNaplesItaly
NoraPula, SardiniaItalyUnexcavated
NuvlanaNolaItaly
OcriculumOtricoliItaly
OstiaOstia AnticaItalyNew discovery
PaestumItaly
PataviumPaduaItalyThe arena has been built upon, its site commemorated in the Arena Chapel
PeltuinumItaly
PollentiaPollenzoItaly
PompeiiPompeiItaly1st century BC135 x 104Amphitheatre of Pompeii
PuteoliPozzuoliItaly1st century AD147 x 117Flavian Amphitheater; a 2nd minor amphitheater buried beneath the nearby subway line.
RomaRomeItaly1st century AD189 x 156Colosseum
RomaRomeItaly3rd century AD88 x 75.8Amphitheatrum Castrense
RomaRomeItaly1st century ADLudus Magnus, a "training amphitheatre". No longer extant are the Amphitheater of Statilius Taurus or the Amphitheater of Nero.
RudiaeItaly?
RusellaeRoselleItaly1st century AD
ScolaciumBorgiaItaly
SegusiumSusaItaly
SpoletiumSpoletoItaly
SuasaCastelleone di SuasaItaly
SulciSant'AntiocoItalypartially excavated, mostly built of wood
SutriumSutriItaly
SyracusaeSyracuseItalyRoman amphitheatre of Syracuse
Teate MarrucinorumChietiItaly
TelesiaTelese TermeItaly
TharrosCabrasItaly46.47 x 46.47circular, unexcavated, mostly built of wood
TiburTivoliItaly
Trebula MutuescaMonteleone SabinoItaly
TusculumItaly
TutereTodiItaly
Urbs SalviaUrbisagliaItaly
VeleiaItaly
VenafrumVenafroItaly
VenusiaVenosaItaly
VeronaVeronaItaly1st century AD152 x 123Verona Arena is still functional.
Villa of the AntoninesGenzano di RomaItaly
VolsiniiBolsenaItaly
ZagaroloItaly
BotrusBatrounLebanon
CyreneLibya
Leptis MagnaLibya
PtolemaisLibya
SabrathaLibya
LixusMoroccoAmphitheater of Lixus
Ulpia Noviomagus BatavorumNijmegenThe Netherlands
No longer extant, but traced out in the street paving of the present-day with a few bits of its foundations still visible
BobadelaPortugal
ConímbrigaPortugal1st century BC
TaviraPortugal
MiciaVeţelRomania
PorolissumMoigrad-PorolissumRomania
Ulpia Traiana SarmizegetusaSarmizegetusaRomania
InvereskScotland
TrimontiumNewsteadScotland
ViminaciumStari KostolacSerbia
CarmoCarmonaSpain
Carthago NovaCartagenaSpain
CordubaCórdobaSpain
Emerita AugustaMéridaSpainend of 1st century BC125 x 100Mérida amphitheatre
EmporiaeEmpúriesSpain2nd century AD?
Forum Municipii Flavii CaparensisCáparraSpain
ItalicaItálicaSpain2nd century AD157 x 134Roman amphitheatre of Italica
SegobrigaSaelicesSpain
SisapoAlmodovar del CampoSpainExcavation began in 2009
TarracoTarragonaSpain2nd century AD130 x 102Tarragona Amphitheatre
Augusta RauricaAugstSwitzerland
AventicumAvenchesSwitzerland
Brenodurum BernSwitzerlandEngehalbinsel
Julia EquestrisNyonSwitzerland
OctodurumMartignySwitzerland
VindonissaWindischSwitzerland
BosraSyria
Dura EuroposSyria3rd century ADSmall amphitheatre primarily built for the soldiers there. Remains destroyed by ISIS.
AgbiaTunisia
AchollaTunisia
Avitta BibbaTunisia
BararusTunisia
Belalis MaiorHr. el FaouarTunisia
Bulla RegiaTunisia
CarpisTunisia
CarthagoCarthageTunisia156 x 128Carthage amphitheatre
GirbaDjerbaTunisia-
Colonia Julia Aurelia CommodaThuburbo MajusTunisia
HadrumentumSousseTunisia
Jebel MorabaTunisia
Ksar HellalTunisia
Ksar LemsaTunisia
Leptis MinorTunisia
MactarisMaktarTunisia
Municipium Aurelium CommodumHenchir Bou ChaTunisia
Pheradi MaiusBoufichaTunisia
PupputHammamet, TunisiaTunisia
SeressiOum El AbouabTunisia
Sicca VeneriaEl KefTunisia
SimitthusChemtouTunisia
SufetulaSbeitlaTunisia
ThaddurHenchir el-KelkhTunisia
ThaenaeTunisia
ThapsusTunisia
ThibarisTunisia
ThignicaAin ToungaTunisia
ThimisuaArgoubTunisia
ThizicaHenchir TechgaTunisia
Thuburbo MinusTebourbaTunisiaThe amphitheatre here was destroyed at the end of the 17th century during the construction of a bridge.
ThuggaTunisia
ThysdrusEl DjemTunisia3rd century148 x 122Amphitheatre of El Jem
Uchi MaiusTunisia
UlissipiraTunisia
UpennaEnfidaTunisiaNothing now remains of Upenna amphitheatre.
UthinaOudnaTunisia113 × 90
UticaTunisia2 amphitheatres
AnazarbusTurkey
Mastaura (Caria)Turkey
PergamonBergamaTurkey
Isca AugustaCaerleonWales
MoridunumCarmarthenWales
Tomen y MurWalesnear Llan Ffestiniog
Venta SilurumCaerwentWales
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