The Theatre at Temessus

(modern Gulluk, Turkey)

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Location:
 
Turkey (Lycia and Pamphylia)

Theatre Type:

Roman Theatre

Date of Construction:
ca. early 2nd cent. BC

Renovation Dates:

Altered in Augustan period; again in circa 180 AD (south side of cavea extended), again in circa 350 AD (porticus rebuilt).

Excavations:

Dimensions:
Cavea Width: 65.5 meters
Orchestra: Diameter 30 meters

Seating Capacity:

3,900/4,850

Architectural Drawings:

Plan View

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