Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster), 1855-1926 · New York [etc.] Longmans, Green, and co. · leaf 135
roofed with wood, and an arcade orcolonnade surrounded the upper tier of seats. The amphi-theatre was a still more distinctively Roman edifice. It waselliptical in plan, surrounding an elliptical arena, and builtup with continuous encircling tiers of seats. The earlieststone amphitheatre was… … FIG. 62.—COLOSSEUM. HALF PLAN. completed 82 a.d, (Fig, 62). This immense structure meas-ured 607 X 506 feet in plan and was 180 feet high ; it couldaccommodate eighty-seven thousand spectators. Engagedcolumns of the Tuscan, Ionic, and Corinthian orders deco-rated three stories of the exterior ; the…
Architecture -- History
Internet Archive · New York Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from Il terzo [-qvinto] libro ... (1551)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-ilterzoqvintolib00serl-89-107.webp)