STADIUM DOMITIAN

 

The photo on the top shows how stadium domitian look when it was just built. Also known as circus algonalis. It was a gifted from the emperor titus flavius to its  people and was mainly used for athletic contest in 86 A.D then in 217 AD was used for gladiator shows Made after the burning of many building in 79 AD. While exploring this place i could not  help  notice  that most of  its  frames were  made of brick and concrete. Part of the  south of the stadium  was used for recital, song and orations. The other  part, southeastern part, was used as a theater of  Pompey. In the lower arcades the Piazza Navona was located which included the  Church of Sant'Agnese in Agone. The population  started decreasing after the invasion of the  barbarians   Since if people no longer were there it  started deteriorated  because they were not keeping it clean. The  photo below shows how the stadium look now in days