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Photographer: Angela Kalinowski
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It was first built shortly after 70 BCE, repaired after 62 CE when it was damaged in an earthquake, and then finally buried in the eruption of Vesuvius on August 24th 79 CE (Bomgardner 2001: p. 39, 40, 53). Dedicatory inscription translates as "GAIUS QUINCTIUS VALGUS, son of Gaius, and Marcus Parcius, son of Marcus, quinquennial duumvirs, for the honour of the colony, saw to the construction of the amphitheatre at their own expense and gave the area to the colonists in perpetuity" (CIL X852=ILS 5627). This amphitheatre is one of the oldest known stone amphitheatres (Starac, 2015: p.9).
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Attributed to Angela Kalinowski under the license CC-BY-NC 4.0
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Remains of the amphitheatre at Pompeii. Features one of the dedicatory inscriptions that would were originally located at either the west or east entrance.
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