Roman Amphitheater

Parts of the original flooring on the stage remain. The geometric mosaic is in good condition (although not as good as those in the Villa of the Birds). There has been a lot of restoration work on the theatre, so it’s hard to know what’s correctly rebuilt and what is fanciful reconstruction.

Around the perimeter of the site (which also includes an ongoing excavation of a Roman Road, the remains of extensive Roman Baths, and the Villa of the Birds) contains a variety of statuary, including these — which look like bathtubs but are really sarcophagi — and some statues brought from the harbor, where they are excavating a Temple of Isis.

original mosaic floor remains in two places on the stage
original mosaic floor remains in two places on the stage
bathtub-like sarcophagi from the romans
bathtub-like sarcophagi from the romans

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