🏛️ Roman Amphitheatre of Agedincum
1st–2nd century CE arena in Sens, Gallia Lugdunensis
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Sens, Burgundy, France (ancient Agedincum)
- Period: 1st–2nd centuries CE
- Arena dimensions: Approximately 120 metres in length (elliptical)
- Estimated capacity: 15,000 spectators
The Roman Amphitheatre of Agedincum is a fragmentary ruin of a provincial arena in Sens, France, that reflects the scale of Roman civic infrastructure in provincial Gaul. Constructed from local limestone and brick during the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, the amphitheatre once seated approximately 15,000 spectators for gladiatorial combat, wild beast hunts, and public ceremonies. As of 2026, scattered remains survive in public spaces and beneath central Sens, where they persist as archaeological ...