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Roman amphitheater of Catania

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Tom Elliott

Last modified Nov 16, 2020 10:56 AM — History

The Roman amphitheater of Catania is the largest known ancient amphitheater in Sicily. Its external dimensions measure ca. 125 x 105 meters. It likely dates to the second century.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540685097

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.5073996855, 15.0854397318

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Roman amphitheater (30 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Anfiteatro Romano Catania (Italian, modern)

Roman amphitheater of Catania makes connections with:

Roman amphitheater of Catania located at Katane/Catina (unspecified date range)

Roman amphitheater of Catania receives connections from:

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Place type:
amphitheatre, amphitheater

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Related:

GeoNames 10282013: Anfiteatro Romano Catania

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Roman amphitheater of Catania: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540685097> [accessed: 16 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540685097 |title=Places: 540685097 (Roman amphitheater of Catania) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 16, 2024 8:34 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Roman amphitheater of Catania