Theater of Marcellus

Theater of Marcellus

13 BCE

1498

Single Built Works

Italy (nation)

Rome (inhabited place)

Imperial (Roman)

open-air theaters

Marcellus, Marcus Claudius--42 B.C.-23 B.C.

View of the Theater of Marcellus in Rome, Italy. "The building project was actually begun by Julius Caesar but not completed until the reign of Augustus. In 13 BCE the emperor dedicated the theatre to his nephew Marcus Claudius Marcellus - son of Octavia and his daughter Julia’s husband - who had been his heir prior to his early death in 23 BCE ... The theatre had a capacity of between 15 to 20,500 spectators and its semicircular travertine façade originally had two tiers, each composed of 41 arches. The lower tier had Doric columns, the second tier Ionic and the top attic probably carried Corinthian pilasters. The arches led directly to the lower seats of the cavea and to stairs leading to the second tier corridor which had steps leading to the attic and the highest seats which were probably made of wood,"----Ancient History Encyclopedia (website).

tufa

concrete

111 meters in diameter

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