Amphitheatrum Castrense

[Northern Neil]

I have recently acquired a copy of the Osprey book 'The Walls of Rome' (VERY good, by the way!) which is an in depth study of the Aurelian walls of Rome. Whilst looking through it, I discovered something amazing - well, it was a discovery for me, anyway. Aparently there was another amphitheatre in Rome, built during the Severan dynasty, which is called the 'Amphitheatrum Castrense' and it was incorporated into the Aurelian walls.

 

I knew nothing about this structure until looking through this book, and have certainly not come across it in any guide books or any of my other literature. Here is a web link:

 

http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gaze...rense/home.html

 

If anyone else has any information on this, or any better photos, I would be interested to know.

[Maladict]

I managed to get inside once, not much to see though.

Could dig up the pictures if you're interested, if so send me a pm.