• Estimating and Mapping Roman Amphitheater Seating Capacity

    Author(s):
    Sebastian Heath (see profile)
    Date:
    2022
    Subject(s):
    Rome (Empire), Amphitheaters, Digital humanities
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    roman empire, roman amphitheaters, reproducible research
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/c3qw-nm81
    Abstract:
    The article describes and implements a method for estimating the seating capacity of Roman amphitheaters that takes account of existing scholarship. The resulting total estimated capacity is approximately three million. Mapping the distribution of these seats emphasizes that a large share were in Italy, with many also in central North Africa. This observation adds to the well-known aspect of amphitheaters that they are not evenly distributed throughout Roman territory. While amphitheaters are an important phenomenon in the Roman world, the variability of access to them should be kept in mind.
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    Published as:
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.14795/j.v9i4.784
    Pub. Date:
    2022
    Journal:
    Journal of Ancient History and Archaeology
    Volume:
    9
    Issue:
    4
    Page Range:
    239 - 248
    ISSN:
    2360 – 266X
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    8 months ago
    License:
    Attribution

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