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Cirencester.co.uk - Roman Amphitheatre
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Cirencester Roman Amphitheatre
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The amphitheatre lay a short
distance outside the South West defences of the Roman town of Corinium Dobunnorum and was
built in the later part of the first century AD. The
two curving mounds enclosed a central area for shows and entertainments. On these mounds
planking and dry stone walls supported wooden seats for the spectators.
Taken from the sign erected by English Heritage at the site
of the amphitheatre
The local name for the amphitheatre is
the Bull Ring, a name thought to date back to its use in the 18th century for bull-baiting
contests.
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