How many people could an amphitheater hold?

Answer 1

All depends on who the amphitheatre was built for. Some were built for rich noble men who could afford private entertainment. For the "commoners" there was usually one or two in a large town . These could usually hold the whole town and maybe some on a nearby one, such as in the lost town of Pompeii. In Pompeii the amphitheatre could hold 20,000 which was the population of Pompeii and a few from the nearby town of Nuceria. This is how the riots of Pompeii started when the pompeiians and nucerians began fighting over a gladiatorial fight.

Answer 2

160,000 people can fit into a Greek Amphitheatre.

Answer 3

The number of people that could fit in the Colosseum depends upon your source. The estimates range from 50,000 to 70,000 people, although the general consensus is that it was 50,000.

Answer 4

--I'd say about 50,000 to 60,000 people not including the basement.

--It is recorded to seat about 86,000 but modern estimates say, yes, about 50,000 to 60,000

Answer 5

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