Anfiteatro
di Lecce (Amphitheatre of Lecce)
The Roman Amphitheatre of Lecce dates back
to the II century A.D. . On account of its
dimensions - it is about 102 mt x 82 mt
- they thought it could contain about 25,000
spectators; performances involving animals
and fights between human people and animals
took place there, as it is confirmed by
the images, portraying hunting scenes or
wild animals, on the marble parapet separating
the terraches from the arena. The arena
is ellyptic.
However what you can see today is only one
half of the whole Amphitheatre: in fact,
the other half of it has not been digged
out since remarkable and very ancient buildings
stand just on it. |
