Theatre at Ephesus
Title
Theatre at Ephesus
Date
ca. 200 BCE
Identifier
1832
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Turkey (nation)
Ephesus (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Hellenistic
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
amphitheaters (built works)
caveae
proscenia
Description
View of the stage area and seating at the Great Theater at Ephesus, Turkey. "The magnificent theatre is set into the side of a steep hill at the center of the ancient city. Its design, location and conception may have benefited from Hellenistic influences but its size and ornamentations are the products of Empirical Rome. The theatre was built at the end of the Hellenistic period, but it was significantly altered and enlarged by the Romans during the following five centuries ... A major Hellenistic construction phase in Ephesus at the end of the 3rd century BC most likely produced the initial theatre that featured a cavea with a single tier of seats, an orchestra with a drainage channel, and a simple one-story scaenae (stage house). Under the Romans, beginning about 40 AD, the theatre was expanded and renovated to become the massive structure that we see today,"--Department of Theatre, Whitman College website.
Material/Medium
marble (rock)
Measurements
Cavea width: 142 meters.; Orchestra: width 25.8 meters
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
A1GREPH7-11E2A3
- Date Added
- August 29, 2013
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- cavea, proscenium, theaters
- Citation
- “Theatre at Ephesus,” LTU Digital Images, accessed April 28, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/11480.