Velarium
Sign in to savethumb|An awning is visible at the top of this contemporary fresco of a riot on and around the Amphitheatre of Pompeii|Pompeii Amphitheater. Surviving graffiti in Pompeii advertise that next games will have awnings (). thumb|right| is visible in the background in Jean-Léon Gérôme's painting thumb|Model of the Colosseum with its velarium in the Museum of Roman Civilization A '''''' ("curtain") was a type of awning used in Roman times. It stretched over the whole of the , the seating area in amphitheaters, to protect spectators from the sun. Retractable awnings were relatively common throughout
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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El velarium (término latino, en ocasiones traducido al castellano como velario) era una cobertura desplegable de tela compuesta de varias hojas (o velos) de cáñamo, utilizada en los circos, teatros y anfiteatros romanos para garantizar a los espectadores una adecuada protección en casos de mal tiempo o en las jornadas de canícula.
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