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Dating to Augustus' times, it is one of the largest in southern Italy. It was discovered in 1932: during the excavations, a statue of Augustus was found in the site. It measures about 131 m by 99 m, of elliptical plan, and could host from 16,000 to 18,000 spectators. The amphitheatre could be accessed from two large portals, one towards Lucera and one towards Foggia; the two side accesses, as well as the external walls, are no more visible. It was perhaps destroyed in the capture of the city by the Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II in 663.