Anfiteatro Laterizio di Nola

The Roman Amphitheatre of Nola, also known as the Anfiteatro Laterizio, was built soon after 80 BCE beside the city's late-republican walls.

Why it matters

The amphitheatre reflects Nola's integration into the Roman world after the Social War and the expansion of the city under Sulla. Its partly buried remains preserve an early example of a purpose-built gladiatorial venue in Campania.

What to notice

The structure was built in tufa, with seating and corridors partly buried beneath later ground levels. Historical descriptions record a marble-clad parapet and painted exterior plaster. Adjacent stretches of the late-republican walls include buttresses and gave rise to the name Antica Muraglia.

Context and history

The amphitheatre was built after Nola became a Roman colony in the early first century BCE. It was partly buried and incorporated into later urban fabric. Modern excavations beginning in the late 1990s exposed sections of the monument; further archaeological and conservation work has continued.