Gladiator Arena Unearthed in Turkey

Gladiator Arena Unearthed in Turkey Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered the remains of a “magnificent“ Roman-era arena, where up to 20,000 spectators likely cheered and jeered as they watched gladiator matches and wild animal fights, the excavators said. The 1,800-year-old arena was discovered on the rolling hills of the ancient city of Mastaura, in Turkey's western Aydın Province. Its large central area, where “bloody shows“ once took place, has since filled with earth and vegetation over the centuries. “Most of the amphitheater is under the ground,“ and the part that is visible is largely covered by “shrubs and wild trees,“ Mehmet Umut Tuncer, the Aydın Culture and Tourism provincial director and project survey leader Sedat Akkurnaz, an archaeologist at Adnan Menderes University in Turkey. SOURCE: IMAGE CREDIT: Courtesy of Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Umut Tuncer/Aydın Provincial Director of Culture and Tourism) Like us on FB : Pls email us for any enquiries or collaboration: blackwidowwebcreations@ IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE VIDEOS, PLEASE DONT FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE: VIDEOS YOU MAY LIKE: RARE COFFEE IN SIERRA LEONE: WHITEST PAINT THAT ABSORBS LIGHT: #gladiatorarena #gladiatorarenaTurkey