Amphitheatrum Castrense
The Amphitheatrum Castrense is a Roman amphitheatre in Rome, next to the church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. Both the Amphiteatrum and the Circus Varianus were part of the palatial villa known as the Horti Spei Veteris and later the Palatium Sessorium.Photo: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman amphitheater in Rome, Italy
- Also known as: “Amphitheatre Castrense”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Croce in Gerusalemme and Museo nazionale degli strumenti musicali.
Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
Church
Photo: Livioandronico2013, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem or Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme is a Catholic minor basilica and titular church in the rione of Esquilino, Rome, Italy.
Museo nazionale degli strumenti musicali
Museum
Photo: Dobroš, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Museum of Musical Instruments is situated in the Palazzina Samoggia in Rome. The museum, owned by the MIBACT since December 2014 is one of 43 museums pertaining to the Polo museale del Lazio. The museum had 9,164 visitors in 2015. Museo nazionale degli strumenti musicali is situated 180 metres northeast of Amphitheatrum Castrense.
Museo storico dei Granatieri di Sardegna
Museum
Photo: Lalupa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Museo storico dei Granatieri di Sardegna is a museum, which is situated 150 metres north of Amphitheatrum Castrense.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Lorenzo and Pigneto.
San Lorenzo
Neighborhood
San Lorenzo is an urban zone in Rome, Italy. Administratively it was part of both Municipio II and Quarter VI Tiburtino. It occupies roughly the two sides of the early stretch of Via Tiburtina, starting from Termini railway station and ending at the Verano area.
Esquilino-San Giovanni
Photo: Cristian Bortes, CC BY 2.0.
Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in Rome. Esquilino is named for the Esquiline hill on which it stands. It lies south of the Termini station and is centred more or less on the Piazza Vittorio Emmanuele II.
Amphitheatrum Castrense
- Categories: Roman amphitheater, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Municipio Roma I, Rome, Metropolitan Rome, Lazio, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
41.88765° or 41° 53′ 16″ northLongitude
12.51508° or 12° 30′ 54″ eastElevation
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8FHJVGQ8+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 1791417716OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Amphitheatrum Castrense” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Anfiteatro Militarra”
- Catalan: “Amfiteatre Castrense”
- Chinese: “卡斯特倫斯圓形竞技场”
- Dutch: “Amphitheatrum Castrense”
- French: “Amphitheatre Castrense”
- French: “amphithéâtre Castrense”
- French: “Amphithéâtre Castrense”
- French: “Amphitheatrum Castrense”
- German: “Amphitheater Castrense”
- German: “Amphitheatrum Castrense”
- Greek: “Αμφιθέατρο Καστρένσε”
- Hebrew: “אמפיתיאטרון קסטרנסה”
- Italian: “Anfiteatro castrense”
- Italian: “Anfiteatro Castrense”
- Japanese: “カストレンセ円形闘技場”
- Latin: “Amphitheatrum castrense”
- Latin: “Amphitheatrum Castrense”
- Polish: “Amphitheatrum Castrense”
- Portuguese: “Anfiteatro Castrense”
- Russian: “Amphitheatrum Castrense”
- Russian: “Амфитеатр Кастренсе”
- Spanish: “Anfiteatro Castrense”
- Turkish: “Castrense Amfitiyatrosu”
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