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No. XXIV.
AMPHITHEATRE.
The amphitheatre is a fine building, of an oval form, and is by some
said to have contained thirty thousand people, but it probably did
contain twenty thousand; when this building was first excavated,
the fresco paintings on the walls were found quite fresh; but the
damp and exposure to air have since caused them to fall to pieces :
a subterranean corridor surrounds the Amphitheatre; round the
arena were paintings and various inscriptions, the latter are still
discernible : from the gallery above is a beautiful view of the
surrounding country.
AMPHITHEATRE.
The amphitheatre is a fine building, of an oval form, and is by some
said to have contained thirty thousand people, but it probably did
contain twenty thousand; when this building was first excavated,
the fresco paintings on the walls were found quite fresh; but the
damp and exposure to air have since caused them to fall to pieces :
a subterranean corridor surrounds the Amphitheatre; round the
arena were paintings and various inscriptions, the latter are still
discernible : from the gallery above is a beautiful view of the
surrounding country.