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title: Roman Amphitheatre of Italica (Spain)
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13893/roman-amphitheatre-of-italica-spain/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Roman Amphitheatre of Italica (Spain)

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Roman Amphitheatre of Italica (Spain)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13893.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13893.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [amphitheatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/amphitheatre/) of Italica (located in modern-day Santiponce, 9 kilometres north of Seville in Spain) was one of the largest in the [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/), measuring 160 by 137 metres (525 by 450 feet). It was built during the reign of emperor [Hadrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/hadrian/) (117-138 CE) and had capacity of 25,000 spectators, a surprisingly high number given that the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/)'s population at the time is estimated to have been only 8,000.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, April 24). Roman Amphitheatre of Italica (Spain). *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13893/roman-amphitheatre-of-italica-spain/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Roman Amphitheatre of Italica (Spain)." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 24, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13893/roman-amphitheatre-of-italica-spain/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Roman Amphitheatre of Italica (Spain)." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Apr 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13893/roman-amphitheatre-of-italica-spain/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/24248316834/in/album-72157625225214729/) by **Carole Raddato**. Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 24 April 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.