Area archeologica dell'anfiteatro romano di Avella
Roman amphitheatre of Abella built in opus reticulatum, the core of the archaeological park of ancient Abella, with main entrances and tuff seating.
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About the museum
The amphitheatre is the best-known Roman monument of Avella, the ancient Abella. It was built in tuff opus reticulatum, perhaps not long after the founding of the colony, with dimensions similar to those of the amphitheatre at Pompeii, in the south-eastern sector of the ancient town, in an area already occupied by houses of the Samnite period. It leans against the corner of the walls and partly against the natural slope; the arena lies below the level of the surrounding ground.
The two main entrances on the major axis of the ellipse, with their side rooms, are well preserved, as are the podium that separated the cavea from the arena and part of the tuff seating of the lower cavea, which is interrupted at the sides by tribunes. In the late Empire, construction of stables began in the podium but was left unfinished. The area forms the first nucleus of the archaeological park of ancient Abella.
Highlights
- Amphitheatre in opus reticulatum, similar in size to the one at Pompeii
- Two main entrances with side rooms
- Podium and tuff seating of the lower cavea
- First nucleus of the archaeological park of ancient Abella
Permanent exhibition
- Area archeologica dell'anfiteatro – Visit to the Roman amphitheatre of Abella with its entrances, podium and tuff tiers.
- Visitors per year
- approx. 5,544
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