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  • The amphitheatre is set just beyond the walls of Caerleon Roman fortress and provided entertainment for the troops during the Roman occupation.
Aerial photograph of Caerleon Roman Amphitheatre, 1989
  • The amphitheatre is set just beyond the walls of Caerleon Roman fortress and provided entertainment for the troops during the Roman occupation.
The Roman amphitheatre, Caerleon
  • This reconstruction shows the amphitheatre as it may have looked in the late 1st century AD. Excavation in 1962 indicated a timber superstructure.
Reconstruction of the Roman amphitheatre, Caerleon
Reconstruction of the Roman amphitheatre, Caerleon, late 1st century AD
  • This reconstruction, by J. A. Wright, shows the amphitheatre in the late 1st century AD. At the time it was thought that the auditorium was supported by a bank of earth retained by masonry walls. The original height was determined from the remains of arches and vaulting in the main entrances.
Reconstruction of the Roman amphitheatre, Caerleon
  • This reconstruction shows the amphitheatre as it may have looked in the late 1st century AD. Excavation in 1962 indicated a timber superstructure.
Reconstruction of the Roman amphitheatre, Caerleon