Stadium of Domitian

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ancient Roman stadium archaeological site sports venue

The Stadium of Domitian is an ancient Roman athletic arena built by Emperor Domitian on Rome’s Palatine Hill, notable for its elongated U-shaped design used for footraces and other competitions.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Stadium of Domitian canonical 3
Domitian’s Stadium 1
Odeon of Domitian 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman stadium ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
sports venue ⓘ
architecturalStyle Ancient Roman architecture ⓘ
builtBy Domitian ⓘ
surface form: Emperor Domitian
commissionedBy Domitian ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
coordinateLocation approximately 41.898° N, 12.473° E ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culture Roman Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Rome
currentSite Piazza Navona ⓘ
dedicatedTo Greek-style athletics ⓘ
destroyedOrDiminished gradual decline in Late Antiquity ⓘ
eventHosted athletic games in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus ⓘ
periodic competitive games (agones) ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Stadium of Domitian ⓘ
surface form: Domitian’s Stadium

Stadium of Domitian ⓘ
surface form: Stadio di Domiziano
hasCapacity approximately 30,000 spectators ⓘ
hasDesign elongated U-shaped plan ⓘ
hasFeature arena for running events ⓘ
curved end (semicircular side) ⓘ
monumental entrances ⓘ
rectilinear long sides ⓘ
tiered seating ⓘ
hasLatinName Stadium of Domitian self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Stadium Domitiani
hasRemains arches and walls visible in underground areas ⓘ
substructures beneath Piazza Navona ⓘ
hasType open-air stadium ⓘ
heritageDesignation Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Rome)
inception 1st century CE ⓘ
reign of Domitian ⓘ
influenced layout of Piazza Navona ⓘ
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
laterUse foundations for medieval and Renaissance buildings around Piazza Navona ⓘ
locatedIn Campus Martius ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
concrete ⓘ
travertine ⓘ
partOf Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ
Historic Centre of Rome ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
patron Domitian ⓘ
shape U-shaped ⓘ
significantPeriod Flavian dynasty ⓘ
usedFor Greek-style athletic games ⓘ
athletic competitions ⓘ
footraces ⓘ
public spectacles ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Palatine Hill → contains → Stadium of Domitian ⓘ
Domitian → commissioned → Stadium of Domitian ⓘ
Domitian → commissioned → Stadium of Domitian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Odeon of Domitian
Campus Martius → contains → Stadium of Domitian ⓘ
Domus Augustana → adjacentTo → Stadium of Domitian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stadium of Domitian on the Palatine
Stadium of Domitian → hasLatinName → Stadium of Domitian self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stadium Domitiani
Stadium of Domitian → hasAlternativeName → Stadium of Domitian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stadio di Domiziano
Stadium of Domitian → hasAlternativeName → Stadium of Domitian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Domitian’s Stadium
Regio IX → contains → Stadium of Domitian ⓘ
this entity surface form: Stadium of Domitian (Piazza Navona area)