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AMPHITHEATRES
Amphitheatres are "theatres in the round" ‘amphi’- means ‘around’
in Greek. An amphitheatre is for action: it's a sports arena, where the
spectators sit around the field. They need to see, but they don't really
need to hear, so an amphitheatre can be much larger.