A Gladiator Arena, Possibly the Last Ever Built, Discovered in Switzerland

An ancient Roman amphitheater that may have been one of the last built was discovered during construction of a new boathouse on the Rhine River in Switzerland.
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https://www.livescience.com/roman-amphitheater-discovered-switzerland

https://www.livescience.com/author/laura-geggel

“Possibly last ever built”

Don’t discount democrat run cities.

The Whiskey a GoGo of amphitheaters.

This is very close to where I live - unfortunately, I think they finished their study and filled it back in, would have been cool to visit.

They obviously do not teach geography anymore. Was probably thinking Switzerland is where Sweden is. lol

Funny.

If they get streaming rights they’ll set up more. Prelim fights are in fast food places and high school playgrounds.

Sen Cory Booker: “I feel I have lived before. I was here. I am still Spartacus.”

Grabs a sword and holds it high overhead.

Grocers do that too, ask for Fontinella, get shown their supply of Fontina instead.

True...

Lol, isn’t Chicago a gladiator arena?

Borders for the Roman Empire around 400AD had contracted quite a lot since their glory days so the author’s statement had some validity to it but could have been worded better.

Link to map for the time period in question:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/The_Roman_Empire_ca_400_AD.png

About a 7 day walk from Lyon France which was a ‘uge Roman city.

Maybe the Romans were really, really lazy if that was the “far reaches” of their empire.

They fill in digs to protect them. At some point in the future, there may be enough interest and will to uncover it, protect it and make it visitable for the public. That’s what they’re doing with their great Roman ruins in Spain, and also even what we are doing here in Florida with our few 17th c. Spanish stone ruins (or the little that remains of them).

“that stood on the far reaches of the Roman Empire”.

My vocabulary is pretty good, and I do not invent new definitions or contexts for a word or a sentence.

If the author meant that then “at the time” would have been appropriate. But based on the current rampant incompetence it is more likely there was indeed ignorance at play. It is the new norm...

I wonder if there were any Unhappyators back then?

The "Keith Richards was here" graffito was authentic, btw.

I have been to Zurich many times. Kaiseraugst is north and west of Zurich near Basel. If the article is wrong about something basic, what else is suspect? Nonetheless, it sets out an interesting scenario.

Thanks for posting these so often, SunkenCiv.

Definitely written by a historical illiterate:

In 476 C.E., the western part of the empire ended when Rome was sacked by Germanic barbarian king Odoacer.

Ughhh!

My pleasure. Even areas not under Roman rule had a lot of Roman visitors and even expatriates, here's a probably too-long list of topics related to Roman contact with India and China.

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