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Rome: Palatine Hill, Stadium of Domitian, lower excedra (2001 photo)
Rome: Palatine Hill, Stadium of Domitian, lower excedra (photo: Athena Review 2001)
The Stadium of Domitian, built in AD 70-80, was used as a monumental garden as well as a stadium, possibly for foot-races since it is too small for horse or chariot races.
The main surviving part is the large two-story exedra which lies along the mid-point of the elongated grounds. This detail shows an interior room in the lower course of the excedra structure comprising the stand or tribunal. Remains of a fresco are visible on the wall.
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