Theater at Aspendos
Title
Theater at Aspendos
Date
161-180
Identifier
1234
Creator
Zeno
Work Type
Single Built Works
Work Location
Turkey (nation)
Belkis (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
amphitheaters (built works)
caveae
Description
View of section of the cavea at the Theater at Aspendos (Belkis), Turkey. "In addition to the distinction of being a prime example of "eastern" Roman theatre construction, Aspendos is further distinguished by being the only example of purely Roman construction in Turkey with the cavea completely and seamlessly joined to the skene. Although influenced by the Hellenistic practice of building a horseshoe-shaped cavea against a hillside, the barrel-vaulted substructures supporting the upper levels of the cavea are purely Roman. Both the upper and lower levels of the cavea are made of near-marble quality limestone and are separated by a single diazomata. The forty-one rows of seats in the cavea are subdivided by ten radiating staircases in the lower seating section and twenty-one staircases in the upper section. A barrel-vaulted tunnel provides architectural support for the upper cavea and runs behind the sole diazomata that separates the two seating levels. Surrounding the uppermost row of seating at the top of the cavea is a colonnaded gallery with fifty-nine vaulted arches,"--Department of Theatre, Whitman College website.
Material/Medium
conglomerate
limestone
Measurements
Theatron: 325 w X 240 feet
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
A1REASP7-1100I47B11
- Date Added
- August 29, 2013
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- cavea, theaters
- Citation
- “Theater at Aspendos,” LTU Digital Images, accessed May 2, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/11463.