Our GPS sent us on a backroad and right past the site of the Roman quarry where the stones for the Pula Arena originated. Seemed fitting to then take a look at the impressively preserved arena that rivals the Roman Colosseum. Apparently the sand covering the "slaying field" absorbed the blood spilled by man and beast. The sand ("harena") gave the amphitheater its nickname "arena." Completed in 80 A.D., it was used for Gladiator fights for 500 years.
Wow, I'm going to skip crowded Rome and go for this instead. 500 years is a long time to use a building for anything.
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