Flavian Amphitheater (Pozzuoli)

The interior is mostly intact and one can still see parts of gears, which were used to lift cages up to the arena floor.

After surviving being thrown to the wild beasts in the arena, the two were beheaded at the nearby Solfatara.

The smaller and older amphitheater (Anfiteatro minore) has been almost totally destroyed by the construction of the Rome to Naples railway line.

The site of the structure was chosen at the nearby crossing of roads from Naples, Capua, and Cumae.

During the Middle Ages, the marble used on the exterior was stripped, but the interior was left alone and is perfectly preserved.