Croatia; Pula city; Roman amphitheater - monument of ancient architecture; Triumphal Arch of Sergius

Croatia; Pula city; Roman amphitheater - a monument of ancient Roman architecture; The arena was built in the 1st century AD. e., at a time when Pula was a fairly large city of the Roman Empire; Initially, it was located outside the city walls; In the years 2-14, under the emperor Augustus, the amphitheater was made of wood, and only during the reign of Claudius was it rebuilt and made of stone; In 79, the arena was expanded in order to host gladiator fights on it; The triumphal arch of Sergius commemorates three members of the Sergius family, in particular Lucius Sergius Lepidus, a tribune who served in the twenty-ninth legion at the battle of Actium and disbanded in 27 BC;

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