The city follows the curve of the river, seated on amphitheatric hills, retreating from its banks; fringes of dense woods shading their slopes, or making blue background against the sky.    From Wordnik.com.  [Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death] Reference

The amphitheatric hill with the traditional houses is just infront of us.    From Wordnik.com.  [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference

The amphitheatric hill with the traditional houses is just infront of us.    From Wordnik.com.  [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference

The result is a species of amphitheatric arena, in which any of the dramatic exhibitions, that are so pleasing to this spectacle-loving nation, may be enacted.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recollections of Europe] Reference

Comes quivering forward, an amphitheatric shell.    From Wordnik.com.  [Albloggerque] Reference