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Roman Amphitheatre

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The Roman amphitheatre at Chester was the largest in Britain and dates from the 1st century when the Roman fort of Deva Victrix was founded.

The amphitheatre was used for entertainment and military training.

It is believed there have been two stone-built amphitheatres on the site. The first was a simple structure whilst the second later one consisted of a 40 feet (12 m) high stone ellipse, 320 feet (98 m) along the major axis by 286 feet (87 m) along the minor and could easily seat 8,000 people.

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Place Tags: Castles and Forts History - Heritage

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Roman Amphitheatre, Little St John Street, Chester, Cheshire CH1 1RE, United Kingdom

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Roman Amphitheatre 7 Day Weather Forecast

Today
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Expect a temp in the range 9.6℃ to 10℃ with wind speed 5.9 m/sec (WSW)
Friday, Apr 19
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Expect a temp in the range 9.2℃ to 9.8℃ with wind speed 8.3 m/sec (WNW)
Saturday, Apr 20
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Expect a temp in the range 1.2℃ to 3℃ with wind speed 2.1 m/sec (ESE)
Sunday, Apr 21
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Expect a temp in the range 2.4℃ to 5.2℃ with wind speed 1.6 m/sec (E)
Monday, Apr 22
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Expect a temp in the range 3.2℃ to 4.4℃ with wind speed 1.4 m/sec (ESE)
Tuesday, Apr 23
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Expect a temp in the range 3.9℃ to 5.4℃ with wind speed 1.5 m/sec (SSE)
Wednesday, Apr 24
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Expect a temp in the range 1.9℃ to 5.4℃ with wind speed 2.2 m/sec (E)

Our Chester weather forecast is from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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