Converted into a gladiatorial training school from a quadriporticus after 62 CE and was destroyed during the eruption of Vesuvius on August 24th 79 CE (Bomgardner 2001: p.40, 58). Graffiti, wall paintings, and storage of gladiatorial equipment were all found indicating the buildings use as a ludus (Bomgardner 2001: p.54). Bomgardner, David Lee. The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre. London: Routledge, 2001. At University of Saskatchewan Library Online. http://lib.myilibrary.com.cyber.usask.ca/Open.aspx?id=32651
