It appears that the size was greater than that of Nismes.
It is strange that so much of the ruins should still remain of the amphitheatre in spite of so many centuries of destruction acting upon it, and, notwithstanding its having been constantly resorted to as a quarry, whenever materials were required for construction.

In one of the quarters of the town, the Rue des Arenes and the Bourg Cani, where the poorest people live, almost all the houses are formed of the chambers belonging to a Roman establishment.

The roofs of almost all are Roman: the cellars, the stables, and the granaries.

No doubt Poitiers was a place of the greatest importance under their sway, as these extensive ruins indicate.
The park of Blossac is the most attractive promenade of Poitiers: it is beautifully laid out, and well kept.

An intendant of Poitou, M.de la Bourdonnaye-Blossac, established it in 1752, with the benevolent intent of giving employment, in a hard winter, to the poor.