The Theatre at Catana/Katane (modern Catania, Sicily, Italy)
	Commentary Photos / Panorama Movies Map Location:   Modern Catania, Sicily, Italy Theatre Type: Roman Theatre built over Greek Theatre Date of Construction: 5th century BCE Renovation Dates: Rebuilt in 2 phases: (Augustan, Flavian); remodelled in Hadrianic period with passages under cavea; scaenae frons redecoratd in early 3rd century CE. GPS Coordinates:: 37.50294, 15.08361 Dimensions: Cavea Width: 87 meters Orchestra: Diameter 29 meters Seating Capacity: 7,500 Architectural Drawings: Plan View The Catana / Katane Roman Theatre (modern Catania, Sicily, Italy). The theatre ruins in modern Catania may be Roman, but the site was used hundreds of years earlier by the Greeks to build their theatre. The remains of this earlier Hellenistic theatre are long gone; the excavated ruins we see today are the result of 400 years of Roman renovations, earthquake damage, and successive waves of non-theatre related constructions. More...
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