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The amphitheatre has an elliptical shape, and a major axis of 126 metres (413 ft) and one less than 102 metres (335 ft) with these measures in the arena of 64 metres (210 ft) by 44 metres (144 ft) respectively. The sand-covered arena in the centre had a
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