Definition of "naumachia" [naumachia]

• The recreation of sea battles in a river basin (noun)

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• "The Aqua Alsietina transported water into the Trastevere area of Rome (to Augustus's 'naumachia' - a man-made lake where the Romans could re-enact sea battles)."
• "It was written about B.C. 2, from the allusion, i. 171, to the 'naumachia' in that year,"
• "Their adjacent solo installations are well worth seeing, if only because they are profoundly at odds with each other: Mr. Bozhkov salvages, while Mr. Riley torches the place in a "naumachia" (Roman naval battle)."