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The archæology of Rome, Part 7

Part 7 — THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXX.

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AMPHITHEATRE AT CAPUA. Plan of the Substructures, with the Superstructures in dotted lines.

Illustration from The archæology of Rome, Part 7: The Flavian amphitheatre, commonly called the Colosseum

AMPHITHEATRE AT CAPUA

PLAN WITH THE SUBSTRUCTIONS

Description of Plate XXX.

AMPHITHEATRE AT CAPUA. Plan of the Substructures, with the Superstructures in dotted lines.

a. North entrance.

b b b. Central passage.

c c c. Eastern passage.

d. Small chamber of the time of Hadrian.

e e. Western passage.

f f. The galleries.

g g. Substructures with water.

h h h. Dens for the wild beasts.

i i. Sockets for pivots, as in the Colosseum.

k k k. Canals for water.

l l. The aqueduct.

m m. The drain.

n n. Stairs.

o o. Superstructure. The only remains of the exterior façade.

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