Chester Roman Amphitheatre
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Chester Roman Amphitheatre is a large, oval-shaped Roman military amphitheatre in Chester, England, notable as the largest known stone-built amphitheatre in Britain and a key archaeological site illustrating the city’s Roman past.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chester Roman Amphitheatre canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman amphitheatre
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archaeological site ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| builtFor | Legio XX Valeria Victrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capacity | up to 7,000 spectators ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 53.188°N 2.887°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
educational site
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| diameter |
about 87.2 metres (north–south)
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about 95.7 metres (east–west) ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | W. J. Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Grosvenor Museum archaeologists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStreet |
Little St John Street
NERFINISHED
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Souters Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
arena
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entrance passageways ⓘ perimeter wall ⓘ terraced seating ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
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Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| inception | 2nd century ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Cheshire West and Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chester city walls
NERFINISHED
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River Dee NERFINISHED ⓘ St John the Baptist’s Church, Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Cheshire
NERFINISHED
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Chester NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| occupant | Roman military ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | English Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Cheshire West and Chester Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman fortress of Deva Victrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | oval ⓘ |
| significance |
key site for understanding Roman Chester
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largest known stone-built Roman amphitheatre in Britain ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
excavations in the early 2000s
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major excavations in the 1960s ⓘ rediscovery in the 1920s ⓘ |
| use |
gladiatorial games
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military training ⓘ public entertainment ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.