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We are here in section 50: one of the two passageways through which people could enter

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the Arena. The two passageways are found on ancient plans and texts.

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You have to imagine that here the level of the floor was higher than it is today.

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There was no staircase.

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There must have been a gradual slope leading up to the upper corridors.

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That is attested to by the openings.

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Archeology has indeed proven that there were no houses here.

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However, there were openings that gave access to the adjacent parts.

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Like this door. Its doorstep

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is at a much higher level. We no longer have access to it.

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It must have opened up to a room, perhaps a guard post

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or a dwelling… Unfortunately we don't know anything because it has disappeared.

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This door is rather old, it has a small opening.

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Next to it, there's another door that is a bit more recent.

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It was closed off and the wall was redone, certainly a long time ago.

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We think that one dates from the end of the Middle Ages,

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while the other is from modern times.