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Ludus Magnus
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Flaminia
November 5, 2014
The Ludus Magnus was the main headquarters and the gym of the gladiators in Rome, located near the Colosseum, in the valley between the Esquilino and the Celio.
Luca
November 12, 2014
where Gladiators used to train and live!!!
Andrea
October 8, 2019
The Ludus Magnus (also known as the Great Gladiatorial Training School) was the largest of the gladiatorial schools in Rome. It was built by the emperor Domitian (r. 81–96 C.E.) in the late first century C.E., alongside other building projects undertaken by him such as three other gladiatorial schools across the Roman Empire. The training school is situated directly east of the Colosseum in the valley between the Esquiline and the Caelian hills, an area already occupied by Republican and Augustan structures. While there are remains that are visible today, they belong to a reconstruction that took place under the emperor Trajan (r. 98–117) where the Ludus plane was raised by about 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in). The Ludus Magnus was essentially a gladiatorial arena where gladiators from across the Roman Empire would live, eat, and practice while undergoing gladiatorial training in preparation for fighting at the gladiatorial games held at the Colosseum.
The Ludus Magnus (also known as the Great Gladiatorial Training School) was the largest of the gladiatorial schools in Rome. It was built by the emperor Domitian (r. 81–96 C.E.) in the late first century C.E., alongside other building projects undertaken by him such as three other gladiatorial schoo…
Ugo
October 6, 2019
Ludus Magnus - Even the gladiators trained hard!
Cristiano
May 26, 2015
distanza 150m dall'appartamento
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Via di San Giovanni in Laterano
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