@jens2go oooh

@jens2go And some modern theatres are amphitheatres.

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I can support this type of pedantry.

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@jens2go Isn't the one one on the left a hemi-amphitheatre?

@jens2go Yes! I learnt that when I visited the Roman theatre and amphitheatre in Mérida, Spain.

@jens2go @clew TMYK. Thanks for making me smarter today

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TIL!

@jens2go is this why Pi equals 3.14 and not its double? Because referring to a "half circle" by default was preferable to ancient sensibilities, and they liked to say "no I mean the whole circle" every time?

@jens2go #LearnGreekTheFunWay :)

@jens2go Oh, you mean a semicolosseum was the norm!? (I see myself out.)

@jens2go lmao how can you die on that hill if the amphitheatre is free-standing

@jens2go I did not know this. Now I do. So if you call me from the top of that hill, I will come running to join you on the battlefield.

@jens2go@mastodon.social mind blown

@jens2go And now I realised a lot of the "amphitheatres" in school are merely theatres.

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Pie / Amphipie (or π / Φ)

@jens2go That's right, but strangely enough though, us Greeks use the term "αμφιθεατρική διάταξη" for any space or arrangement that resembles the ancient κοίλον of a theater.

@jens2go I did not know this - I thought the amphi meant something else. I will happily stand with you on this.

@jens2go@mastodon.social just reminding me that my city built an outside theater and are calling it the "Amphitheater" and it bugs the crap out of me lol