Amphitheater of Statilius Taurus

The amphitheater was built on the Campus Martius in Rome in a period when many new temples and theaters were being built. The exact location is lost, but it was probably built in the southern area of the Campus Martius. Within a 50-year span, this area saw the construction of the Theater of Pompey, the Theater of Marcellus, and the Theater of Balbus, along with the Amphitheater of Statilius Taurus.

It was not a large amphitheater. Dissatisfaction over the Amphitheater of Statilius Taurus led Nero, in 57 AD, to build a new wooden amphitheater, the Amphitheater of Nero. During the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, which left Rome in ashes, both amphitheaters were completely destroyed.

In 72 AD, Vespasian built a new, much larger stone amphitheater in Rome. This was the Amphitheatrum Flavium, today known as the Colosseum.