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Amphitheatre of Catania

Buildings and structures completed in the 2nd centuryBuildings and structures completed in the 3rd centuryBuildings and structures in CataniaRoman amphitheatres in ItalyRoman sites of Sicily
Amphitheatre (Catania) msu2017 9541
Amphitheatre (Catania) msu2017 9541

The Amphitheatre of Catania is a Roman amphitheatre in Catania, Sicily, southern Italy, built in the Roman Imperial period, probably in the 2nd century AD, on the northern edge of the ancient city at the base of the Montevergine hill. Only a small section of the structure is now visible, below ground level, to the north of Piazza Stesicoro. This area is now the historic centre of the city, but was then on the outskirts of the ancient town and also occupied by the necropolis of Catania. The structure is part of the Parco archeologico greco-romano di Catania.

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Amphitheatre of Catania
Via Alessandro Manzoni, Catania Centro storico

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Anfiteatro Romano

Via Alessandro Manzoni
95121 Catania, Centro storico
Sicily, Italy
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Palazzo Gioeni Asmundo
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