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Ostia Antica, Italy
Theatre Type:
Roman Theatre
Date of Construction:
19/12 B.C.
Architect:
Unknown
Renovation Dates:
A.D. 196, Late 4th Century
Archive Locations:
- Ostia Antica Excavations
- Via dei Romagnoli, 717
- 00119 Ostia Antica ROMA
Excavations:
A.D. 1880/81, 1890, Early 20th Century
Dimensions:
- Orchestra: 18 X 9 meters - 59 X 30 feet
- Stage: 34 X 6 meters - 112 X 20 feet
- Theatron: 88 X 50 meters - 289 X 164 feet
- (approximate measurements based on plan view)
Seating Capacity:
3000 - 4000
Architectural Drawings:
- The theatre was built along the Decumanus Maximus. The outline could already be drawn in the early 19th century. The excavation was completed in the years 1880-1881, 1890, and in the early 20th century. The building was restored very extensively. -More
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