Assertion: amphitheatre | /r/HasProperty | distinguished
Facets:
value: from the traditional semicircular roman theatres
type: OTHER
value: from hippodromes
type: OTHER
value: by being circular
type: CAUSE
value: from circuses
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Amphitheatres are distinguished from circuses and hippodromes, which were usually rectangular and built mainly for racing events, and stadia, built for athletics, but several of these terms have at times been used for one and the same venue.
text: Thus, an amphitheatre is distinguished from the traditional semicircular Roman theatres by being circular or oval in shape.