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Velarium
. Surviving graffiti in Pompeii advertise that next games will have awnings ( ). 's painting 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 the Roman Empire. Though the precise details are unclear, the awning was evidently usually supported by wooden masts, the sockets and brackets for which remain on the Colosseum and Arena of Nîmes, for example.
Article summary
. Surviving graffiti in Pompeii advertise that next games will have awnings ( ). 's painting 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 the Roman Empire. Though the precise details are unclear, the awning was evidently usually supported by wooden masts, the sockets and brackets for which remain on the Colosseum and Arena of Nîmes, for example.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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