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Ludus Magnus

Ludus Magnus

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Ludus Magnus

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Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

February 15, 2024

This complex was the largest and most prestigious gladiator training school in ancient Rome. Often forgotten and overshadowed, both literally and figuratively, by the impressive Colosseum, the Ludus Magnus has a rich history and was only discovered in 1937.

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Willem VS

February 13, 2024

Ludus Magnus was the largest and most prestigious gladiator school in ancient Rome. It was built by Emperor Domitian in the late first century AD, next to the Colosseum. It was a place where gladiators from all over the Roman world could eat, sleep, train and practice fighting techniques. Their training was open to the public, and the Ludus could seat approximately 3,000 spectators at a time. The school was renovated under Emperor Trajan, and later adapted and repaired under Hadrian and Caracalla. However, in the fifth century, gladiatorial games were banned by Emperor Honorius, and the school fell into disuse. A small cemetery and several churches were subsequently built on the site of the Ludus Magnus, but these have since been abandoned. The ruins of the school were discovered in 1937, when a series of new constructions took place near the Colosseum. What can be seen today is only part of the training arena and barracks built by Trajan, and the rest of the structure is believed to remain hidden below street level.

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Heiko Edelmann

April 5, 2024

The large gladiator school directly opposite the entrance to the amphitheater. Half of it is exposed, the other side is built over.

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