Amphitheatre Pompeii The Amphitheatre of Pompeii is the oldest surviving Roman amphitheatre. It is situated in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii and was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 ad. It is located to the east of the city and the edge of the eruption. It measures 135m long and 104m wide, the arena's pit is measured at 6m below ground level and was built in 70 bc. Coordinates 40.751827,14.494962 Measurements 135m x 104m (341ft x 443ft) 76.2m x 38.1m ( 250ft x 125ft) Angled at 60° towards northwest Area π×341×443= 474578 π×250×125= 98175 474578× 98175= 46591695150 46591695150÷223= 208931368 π×341×450= 482077 482077× 98175= 47327909475 47327909475÷223= 212232777 Roman Units The Roman cubit (cubitum) was 1½ Roman feet (17.48 inches) Five Roman feet made the pace (passus), 1.48 metres (58.23 inches). If considering a standardised unit, the Roman foot was probably used here, making the above whole units in 5's as if a passus. If applying again, the amph
Amphitheater Pozzuoli The Flavian Amphitheatre is situated in Pozzuoli, Italy, built in 80 ad and is the third-largest Roman amphitheatre. It is located about 13kms west of Naples and 500m from the coast. The site was chosen at the nearby crossing of roads from Naples, Capua, and Cumae. Coordinates 40.825718,14.125678 The amphitheatre is angled at 37° towards the northwest, and two measurements like from the Colosseum are 147m by 117m (482 by 384ft), with the arena floor measuring 72.22m by 42.33m (237 by 139ft) The ratio of the building to the floor is 1.36. The angle, when built, would have been 2.953° less at 34.05°. Area π×117×147 = 54032.25m² π×72.22×42.33=9604.08m² 54032.25×9604.08=518930051.58 518930051.58÷223=2327040 If considering that the measurements of the arena floor added then multiplied by two and subtracted from one side of Khufu’s pyramid, a number of 1.36 is achieved. 72.22+42.33=114.55 (114.55×2)−230.46=1.36 If considering for height, then using cub