The Stadium of Domitian, also known as the Circus Agonalis, was located under the present Piazza Navona which follows its outline and incorporates its remains, to the north of the ancient Campus Marti
Northern entrance arch of the Stadium of Domitian
The Colosseum is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum. It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is the largest standing amphi
Stadium of Domitian
…concrete – a robust, fire-retardant and relatively cheap material – clad in marble. Stylistically, the Stadium facades would have resembled those of the Colosseum; the floor plan was typical of Greek stadia, having a similarly semi-circular end. Colini (1943) estimates the total stadium length as approximately…
Looking east from the Piazza di Santa Francesca Romana, 2020
Interior of the Colosseum by late nineteenth century photographer Francis Frith
Sestertius of Titus celebrating the inauguration of the Colosseum (minted 80 AD).
The Colosseum in the 1530s, sketched by Maarten van Heemskerck, and used as the model for his later Self-Portrait with the Colosseum and Octo Mundi Miracula.