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a stone bowl built so blood and music carry to the cheap seats
means A large, typically round or oval open-air venue with tiered seating rising around a central space, used for performances, contests, or public spectacle.
from From Greek 'amphitheatron,' built from 'amphi-' ('on both sides, around') plus 'theatron' ('a place for viewing,' from 'theasthai,' to behold). A Greek theater was a half-bowl; double it into a full ring and you get 'seeing from all around' — which is exactly what the Romans perfected in stone, the Colosseum being the word made monumental. It reached English through Latin 'amphitheatrum.'
- acoustic trick
- Greek designs let a whisper reach 14,000 ears
- double theater
- name means a viewing place on both sides
- colosseum flood
- Romans staged mock naval battles in flooded arenas
- crowd math
- Rome's biggest held 50,000 roaring spectators
- still standing
- some host concerts almost two millennia later
colosseum — roman amphitheater in rome, italy built 70-80 ad, held 50,000-80,000 spectators
flavian amphitheater — original name of the colosseum, constructed under emperors vespasian and titus
arles amphitheater — roman amphitheater in arles, france built in 1st century ad, still hosts bullfights and concerts
pula arena — roman amphitheater in pula, croatia built between 27 bc and 68 ad, one of the best preserved