Roman Amphitheater

Not too far from the Temple of Hercules is the Roman Amphitheater and one of the best examples of Roman theater that I have ever seen!

This place is actually in the local city center, a very prosperous section, suddenly this site appeared. This square has a very, very many pillars. Especially suitable for going there and punching in and taking pictures. There are many children in the local area who will guide you on how to shoot better results, but you will need to pay tips to the children.

The amphitheatre, located at the easternmost end of ancient Rome, is more than 40 years ahead of Rome's amphitheatre, with three floors of audiences, and the uppermost still retaining the pillars that supported the ceiling.

The theatre was built in the period 138-161 CE, which dates back to the reign of Roman emperor Antoninus Pius. The sole centerpiece of the city, the magnificent masterpiece was designed to be northerly-oriented, to keep the sun off its spectators, and could seat up to 6,000 people on its steep stairs.Like any other Roman Theatre in the world, it was constructed upon the same three building blocks: the cavea, the orchestra and the scaenae frons. The cavea is nothing more than the seating space that contained the largest number of spectators. The highest rank was known as ‘the gods’; although far from the stage, this section offered a good view, thanks to the lofty position and steepness of the stairs. The orchestra, on the other hand, is the area directly in front of the stage, reserved for VIPs to ensure they didn’t miss a split second of the action. The two stories rising from the stage upwards are the saenae fons, and were used as a backstage space of sorts.

Really interesting place to visit. The stairs are quite steep so if you have difficulties with climbing steps, be careful.