*Tuscan pilaster(1st level) *Ionic pilaster(2nd level) *Corinthian pilaster(3rd level) -concrete core, brick casting, travertine facing -7 entrances and exits circle the facade -Interplay of barrel vaults, groin volts, and arches -Side has engaged columns -> each thought of as lighter than the order below -above squared windows at the top level are small brackets -> anchor the retractable canvas roof -Much of the marble was pulled off in the middle ages
--Flat stage filled with sand in the center -Women sat on the highest level of seating -Would have been figures in level 2 and 3 windows.
-Entertainment -Meant for wild and dangerous spectacles; gladiator combat, animal hunts, naval battles -Not for religious persecution -Held 50,000 spectators
Context
--Originally called the Flavian Amphitheater -Reflects Roman order discipline and structure