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The Roman Theatre, Clio History Journal, 2009. Roman Theater, Roman Colosseum, 2008. Classical Drama and Theatre, Mark Damen, Utah State University; What the Roman Play Was Like, A Short History of the Drama, Martha Fletcher Bellinger; Rhyme, Women, and Song: Getting in Tune with Plautus, Anne H. Groton, Olaf College
Standard floor plan of a Roman theatre. Roman theatres were built in all areas of the Empire, from Spain to the Middle East. Because of the Romans' ability to influence local architecture, we see numerous theatres around the world with uniquely Roman attributes. [1] Similarities exist between the theatres and amphitheaters of ancient Rome
At the Ancient Theatre Archive; Entry in Theatrum database Theatre at Praeneste Palestrina: Praeneste: Italy ... Roman Theatre at Hierapolis Hierapolis: Pamukkale: Turkey
The Theatre of Pompey (Latin: Theatrum Pompeii, Italian: Teatro di Pompeo), also known by other names, was a structure in Ancient Rome built during the latter part of the Roman Republican era by Pompey the Great. Completed in 55 BC, it was the first permanent theatre to be built in Rome. Its ruins are located at Largo di Torre Argentina.
The theatre was 111 m in diameter and was the largest and most important theatre in Ancient Rome; [2] it could originally hold between 11,000 and 20,000 spectators. [1] [2] A catalogue compiled at the end of the 4th century recorded that the theatre's seating capacity was 17,580 persons. [3]
The Amphitheatre of Pompeii in the 1800s, one of the earliest known Roman amphitheatres. It is uncertain when and where the first amphitheatres were built. There are records attesting to temporary wooden amphitheatres built in the Forum Romanum for gladiatorial games from the second century BC onwards, and these may be the origin of the architectural form later expressed in stone. [5]
A form of ancient Roman theater was called “naumachia,” in which sea battles were staged for entertainment either in basins where battles had already taken place or in flooded amphitheaters.
Roman Theatre of Arles, an ancient theatre in Arles, France; Roman Theatre (Amman), a 6,000-seat, 2nd-century Roman theatre; Roman Theatre, Aosta, an ancient building in Aosta, north-western Italy; Roman Theatre (Cádiz), an ancient structure in Cádiz, Andalusia, in southern Spain; Roman theatre, Cartagena, an ancient Roman theatre in ...