What she longed to do was get out and walk through the ancient amphitheatre - but, clearly, that was not going to happen.

The semicircular two-story chamber, designed after ancient amphitheaters, was home to the Senate for 40 years, beginning in 1819.

Visit Petra for incredible history and the Roman city of Jerash for its ancient amphitheaters.

Open-air opera may even be heard, for example, at the ancient Roman amphitheater, the Arena of Verona.

And there would be bull contests in the immeasurably ancient amphitheatre on the outskirts of the town.

Butrint contains an ancient Greek amphitheatre and many other ruins.

The ancient amphitheatre adjacent furnished the materials for its walls.

Amman is a modern and cosmopolitan city known for its shopping centers, hotels and an ancient Roman amphitheatre.

It is the second ancient amphitheatre of Rome after the Colosseum.

The acoustics are so good in the ancient Roman amphitheatre that you can hear a coin drop from the farthest row.