Theatre or arena
Roman Amphitheater of Serdica
Roman Amphitheater of Serdica: theatre or arena of the ancient world (Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria).
Theatre or arenaKind
Roman periodFirst recorded · 30 BC – AD 300
Roman periodLast recorded · 30 BC – AD 300
SofiaNearest town · 0.3 km
On the map
Position: 42.6975, 23.3275
Through the eras
Before 750 BC
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC
Roman period30 BC – AD 300✓
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 640
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 1453
About the site
The Roman Amphitheater of Serdica was built during the third and fourth centuries CE atop remains of an earlier theater complex. The complex was abandoned by the fifth century CE. The site was rediscovered beginning in 2004.