II.6 Pompeii. Amphitheatre.

First excavations 1748, then abandoned.

Completely excavated between 1813 and 1816.

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II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Double stairways to upper level from terrace of the Amphitheatre. 

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. 

Arched entrance from terrace to upper level of the Amphitheatre. 

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Steps to upper level of the Amphitheatre.

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north-west across arena from upper level of the Amphitheatre.

 

II.6 Pompeii. Looking north across Amphitheatre. c.1880? Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

II.6 Pompeii. Looking north across Amphitheatre. c.1860? Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. 

Looking north to Vesuvius and north side of upper level of the Amphitheatre.

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north-east from upper level of the Amphitheatre.   

The small boxes visible along the upper level, were possibly for women.

They were only allowed to have a place in the upper portion of the Amphitheatre.

See Mau, A., 1907, translated by Kelsey F. W. Pompeii: Its Life and Art. New York: Macmillan (p.218).

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north-west from upper level of the Amphitheatre. 

In the night raid of 20th September 1943, one bomb fell onto the arena, and another towards the north side.

This caused the demolition of part of the enclosing wall of the arena, and a section of seats of the ima cavea on the north-west side.

See Garcia y Garcia, L., 2006. Danni di guerra a Pompei. Rome: L’Erma di Bretschneider. (p.46)

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. 

Looking along east side of upper level, from the passage running along the outside of the boxes of the Amphitheatre.

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking west from upper level of the Amphitheatre. 

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking along south-west side of upper level of the Amphitheatre. 

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Steps from upper level of the Amphitheatre. 

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009.

East side of terrace of the Amphitheatre, with modern Pompeii in background. 

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Looking north to Vesuvius from the Amphitheatre. 

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. Vesuvius from the Amphitheatre. 

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. North-east side of Amphitheatre.

 

II.6 Pompeii. March 2009. North-east side of the Amphitheatre. 

 

 

 

 

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