Entertainment- The Amphitheatre

the amphitheatre at pompeii

it was made in c. 70 bce, one of the earliest amphitheatres found! it was built by quinctius valgust and marcius porcius, 2 local officials who used their own money to fund the building. this would have increased their popularity and power with the people of pomeii!! unless of course they were political rivals. then it would have equalled them or smn

- it could seat 20,000 ppl, a lot of ppl

- in ce 59…