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With an estimated total having been calculated, the distribution of these seats is explored as grouped by modern countries and ancient regions. All the data by which these calculations are made - along with the Python code - are available for download and adaptation so that the process used here is reproducible. Doing so accommodates the observation that the seating capacity of any amphitheater was not zero so that a number must be calculated. For amphitheaters for which no estimate of capacity is available, this article uses Nearest Neighbors estimation to impute a capacity on the basis of known dimensions. That is a large number in the context of an ancient state such as the Roman empire. By both rough calculation assuming a typical capacity of 11,000 and by taking account of prior scholarship when possible to use individual capacities for each structure, the total estimated seating capacity of all Roman amphitheaters is approximately three million. While much depends on the definition of the term and the extent to which that accommodates variability, the number of currently known Roman amphitheaters can be put between 260 and 280.
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