velarium|velaria in English
noun
type of large awning that was used to cover the in the Colosseum and amphitheatres in ancient Rome; interior ceiling placed to make the acoustics in a theatre bette
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1. The Amphitheatres were sometimes equipped with a velarium (a large canopy which was stretched over the amphitheatre in case of rain) and, in the more developed types, with a system of canals and bulkheads which allowed the cavea to be flooded so that naval battles could be staged.