Amphitheater of Chester

The Amphithéâtre of Chester was built outside the south-eastern angle of the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix located in Brittany (today in England in the town of Chester at only a few minutes of walk of the modern downtown area) .

Construction

It had two phases of construction, both in stone.

The first construction gave a report on small a Amphithéâtre out of stone, with the steps out of wooden, which was replaced by large a Amphithéâtre with the vaults and stone buttresses.

Moreover, the archeologists initially thought that the higher step was out of wood but then discovered that it was out of stone and was 10 meters high. “This additional stage had to be added because of the success of the amphitheater”, explained daN Garner. That was to be a very impressive structure.

It had two entries, one in North and the other in the South.

History

See also: Chester (England)

The amphitheater dominated the south-eastern part of the fortress, drawing up its impressive walls above the river, a benchmark for the travellers coming from the south, the east and the west, and a symbol of the power and Roman domination.

The amphitheater could have been related to traditions of Christian martyrs

With the IVe or the beginning of the Ve century, the Roman fortress was abandoned as a military base and the amphitheater became a seat strengthened for the local elite.

A good part of the stones employed during the Moyen-âge in the town of Chester is supposed to come from the amphitheater.

Project

It was only recently, in 1929, which one discovered that Chester had a Roman Amphithéâtre.

In addition, for a few years, the amphitheater has become prone to polemic: many inhabitants and organizations of the town of Chester affirm that potential, as well archaeological as commercial of the site, is not sufficiently exploited. Sadly, they thus regard it under-exploited and as a depression partially excavated, surrounded by circulation and only announced by two simple neglected panels and crossed right through high white wall.

Thus, of the lobbies started to require sincere acts on behalf of the city and English Heritage ( English Patrimoine ), the guard of the site.

And it is in 2003 that Lr project of the amphitheater of Chester was set up by the municipal council of Chester and English Heritage in order to provide concrete data to argue an in-depth debate on the development, the interpretation and the management of the site and its surroundings.

Source

  • http://www.in-situ.be/contrib_5_fr.pdf

See too

  • List of the Roman amphitheaters

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