Arenes de Lutece

One of the most significant and few relics of Lutetia's Gallo-Roman town is Arenes de Lutece, often known as "Lutetia Arena", which is located in Paris. On the site of what is now Paris, a town called Lutetia or "Lutece" once stood. It was a Roman city after began in pre-Roman Gaul.

Arenes de Lutece was a huge amphitheater that could hold between 10,000 and 15,000 spectators when it was first constructed in the first to second century AD. Arenes de Lutece was sacked around 280 AD, but there aren't many remnants. The arena is the third-largest Roman coliseum in France and the oldest historical structure ever constructed in Paris.

In the past, fans would fill the tier-style seating terraces that rose up along the sloping slopes to see Roman gladiators battle wild animals in the center of the amphitheater. Theater performances and speakers might be hosted on a 135-foot stage at one end. There are various ground-level areas where the Romans kept caged animals; a circus was also held here at one point.

Nowadays, skateboarding competitions and picnics are more likely to take place in Arenes de Lutece than gladiator fights. Now, a small park with grassy slopes, blooming flora, and numerous trees surrounds the coliseum.

Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France