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Naumachia Vaticana
ナウマキア・トライアニ
building in Rome, Italy
Prati · Rom · Italy
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- 109
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The Naumachia Vaticana or Trajan's Naumachia, also referred to inaccurately as the Circus of Hadrian, was an ancient structure in Rome, Italy, dedicated by Roman emperor Trajan in AD 109. A naumachia, it functioned as a large stadium that could be filled with water to reenact naval battles for an audience. The building was located south of the Vatican Hill, northwest of the Mausoleum of Hadrian, and near the Gaianum.
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