I never knew that amphitheater means double theater. So this is basically two theaters stuck together. This was a gift to the people of Rome to be used for entertainment. The entertainment included gladiatorial games. I was fooled by Hollywood, because before I thought that these were violent brawls without any restrictions. I can relate this to the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship). Two people are really fighting each other and it can get violent, but there is always a referee. I can imagine the gladiatorial games being the same type of thing except weapons were involved. It is also interesting to see how many of our modern day stadiums are based of off this design.
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