Archivo: Mérida 2015 10 17 1570 (24459722825)

Descripción: The amphitheatre was dedicated in 8 BC, for use in gladiatorial contests and staged beast-hunts. It has an elliptical arena, surrounded by tiered seating for around 15,000 spectators, divided according to the requirements of Augustan ideology; the lowest seats were reserved for the highest status spectators. Only these lowest tiers survive. Once the games had fallen into disuse, the stone of the upper tiers was quarried for use elsewhere.
Título: Mérida 2015 10 17 1570 (24459722825)
Créditos: Mérida_2015 10 17_1570
Autor(a): Harvey Barrison from Massapequa, NY, USA
Términos de Uso: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0
Licencia: CC BY-SA 2.0
Enlace de Licencia: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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