They were held alongside other  aquatic spectacles on natural and artificial bodies  of water around Rome up through Emperor Flavius Vespasian, who began building the Colosseum in  70 CE on the site of a former lake.
Se llevaban a cabo junto con otros espectáculos acuáticos en extensiones naturales y artificiales de agua de toda Roma, a cargo del emperador Flavio Vespasiano, quien dio inicio a la construcción del Coliseo en el 70 d. C.