Overview
Roman Amphitheatre Site in City Of London, England, is the exact place fixed by the saved map and the linked history page. The account names its builders, holders or users where the evidence allows and gives dated evidence from 1988, 1999, 2021. In the 11th century the area was reoccupied and by the 12th century the first London Guildhall was made next — as the linked record notes — to it, which survives despite the Great Fire of London and The Blitz. The parts below separate recorded history, surviving fabric and later belief so that one is not mistaken for another.
Who made it and when
The surviving evidence places the making of this site within a real period of local activity. For Roman Amphitheatre Site, the linked account gives this exact evidence: In the 11th century the area was reoccupied and by the 12th century the first London Guildhall was made next — as the linked record notes — to it, which survives despite the Great Fire of London and The Blitz. This places the archaeological place within City Of London without borrowing events from a similarly named place.
How it was made and used
Layout and material show how people organised this ground, even where their exact beliefs are unknown. For Roman Amphitheatre Site, the linked account gives this exact evidence: The church of St Lawrence Jewry, on the south side of Guildhall Yard, — as the linked record notes — is made on an irregular alignment which may once were intended to shadow the elliptical form of the amphitheatre. This places the archaeological place within City Of London without borrowing events from a similarly named place.
What was found
Recorded finds and investigation provide firmer evidence than later guesswork. For Roman Amphitheatre Site, the linked account gives this exact evidence: The Guildhall Art Gallery, on the northern side of the plaza, was completed in 1999, — as the linked record notes — the basement of which provides access to an excavated section of the Roman-era remains. This places the archaeological place within City Of London without borrowing events from a similarly named place.
What remains
The exact mapped remains show which parts can still be tested on the ground. For Roman Amphitheatre Site, the linked account gives this exact evidence: London's first Roman amphitheatre was made in AD 70 from wood, but was renovated in the early 2nd century with — as the linked record notes — tiled entrances and rag-stone walls. This places the archaeological place within City Of London without borrowing events from a similarly named place.
Why it mattered
Its local importance comes from what happened here and what the position allowed people to do. For Roman Amphitheatre Site, the linked account gives this exact evidence: The amphitheatre served for various public events such as gladiator games, entertaining soldiers and the public with animal fighting — as the linked record notes — and public execution of criminals, alongside religious activities. This places the archaeological place within City Of London without borrowing events from a similarly named place.
History checked 2026-08-15 against the named sources below.
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