Flavian Amphitheatre, Pozzuoli

The Flavian Amphitheater, located in Pozzuoli, is the third-largest Roman amphitheater in Italy [1]. Only the Roman Colosseum and the Amphitheatre of Capua are larger [1]. It was likely built by the same architects who previously constructed the Roman Colosseum [1]. The elliptical structure measures 147 by 117 meters, with the arena floor measuring 72.22 by 42.33 meters [1]. The arena can hold up to 50,000 spectators [1]. The interior is mostly intact and one can still see parts of gears, which were used to lift cages up to the arena floor [1]. In 305, the arena was the setting for the persecutions of the patron saint of Pozzuoli, Saint Proculus, and the patron saint of Naples, Saint Januarius [1].