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The Stadium of Amantia was built in the 3rd century BCE. Its stone rows, set in the form of an extended horseshoe, followed a track 12.5m wide and about 60m long. It had 17 rows on one side and 8 on the other and could accommodate about 4000 people.
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Raddato, C. (2020, March 11). Stadium of Amantia, Albania. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11984/stadium-of-amantia-albania/
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Raddato, Carole. "Stadium of Amantia, Albania." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 11, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11984/stadium-of-amantia-albania/.
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