The Bellum Amphitheater is currently home to various gladiatorial battles, wild animal hunts, public executions, and sometimes formal duels to resolve a squabble between two parties. It was constructed by slave traders for the purpose of entertainment, and to cull the increasing slave population so that they would not gain large enough numbers that a slave revolt could threaten the authority of the slavers.
The arena became so successful that it was only a matter of time before it caught the attention of nobles, those whom desired to use the arena for their own ends or to just simply enjoy the hosted games, eventually becoming as much a place of politics as a place of entertainment.
There are eighty exits and entrances leading to the inside of the Bellum Amphitheater, seventy six of which are numbered with tickets being sold at each of these entrances. Two entrances used by gladiators or those participating in the games, one for the removal of the dead gladiators, the other used by victors or survivors. The last two entrances are reserved exclusively for the nobles. While outside, an individual could view the colossal open arcades on each floor and statue filled arches.
The Bellum Amphitheater has three floors, each floor has three rows of seat for spectators -- except for the first floor, as it has a single row of seats for the best view. The first floor is elevated by fifteen feet off the ground for the crowd's protection, with a stone wall encircling the arena.
The arena floor was made of wood and covered by sand, the arena floor itself covered the elaborate underground structure consisting of a network of tunnels which housed the gladiators and wild animals before games began. Eighty vertical shafts provided instant access to the arena for caged animals and gladiators. The network of tunnels connected to nearby stables and the gladiators barracks, while separate tunnels were constructed for nobles so that they may enter and exit without the need to go through the crowds.
{Credit to Marcsun for this location.}
The arena became so successful that it was only a matter of time before it caught the attention of nobles, those whom desired to use the arena for their own ends or to just simply enjoy the hosted games, eventually becoming as much a place of politics as a place of entertainment.
There are eighty exits and entrances leading to the inside of the Bellum Amphitheater, seventy six of which are numbered with tickets being sold at each of these entrances. Two entrances used by gladiators or those participating in the games, one for the removal of the dead gladiators, the other used by victors or survivors. The last two entrances are reserved exclusively for the nobles. While outside, an individual could view the colossal open arcades on each floor and statue filled arches.
The Bellum Amphitheater has three floors, each floor has three rows of seat for spectators -- except for the first floor, as it has a single row of seats for the best view. The first floor is elevated by fifteen feet off the ground for the crowd's protection, with a stone wall encircling the arena.
The arena floor was made of wood and covered by sand, the arena floor itself covered the elaborate underground structure consisting of a network of tunnels which housed the gladiators and wild animals before games began. Eighty vertical shafts provided instant access to the arena for caged animals and gladiators. The network of tunnels connected to nearby stables and the gladiators barracks, while separate tunnels were constructed for nobles so that they may enter and exit without the need to go through the crowds.
{Credit to Marcsun for this location.}
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