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Pompeii Amphitheater, built in Augustan period. In 59 A.D.a riot broke out during a competition with a rival city killing many spectators. The Roman Senate forbid games in the amphitheater for the next
10 years.
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Copyright 2007 by William Storage |
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Keywords: archaeology, iconography, ancient Rome, fresco, Pompeii, Vesuvius, art history, painting