Theatrum Pompeii

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Theatrum Pompeii was ancient Rome’s first permanent stone theatre complex, built by Pompey the Great and notable as the site of Julius Caesar’s assassination.

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Theatrum Pompeii canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman theatre
archaeological site
theatre complex
approximateCapacity 20000 spectators
architecturalStyle Roman architecture
assassinationSiteOf Julius Caesar
associatedWith Roman political life
Roman popular entertainment
builder Pompey the Great
commissionedBy Pompey the Great
connectedWith Roman Senate meetings after a fire in the Curia Hostilia
country Italy
currentState partially preserved in archaeological remains
dateOfEvent 44 BC
dedicatedTo Venus Victrix
era late Roman Republic
hasCoordinateLocation approximate coordinates 41.895°N 12.474°E
hasFeature large porticoed garden
monumental staircases
statues and artworks
hasPart Temple of Venus Victrix
cavea
orchestra
porticus Pompeiana
linked to: Porticus of Pompey

scaenae frons
influenced later Roman theatre architecture
integratedInto later urban fabric of Rome
isFirst permanent stone theatre in ancient Rome
languageOfName Latin
locatedIn Ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity

Campus Martius
Rome
materialUsed stone
namedAfter Pompey the Great
notableEvent assassination of Julius Caesar
partOf urban landscape of the Campus Martius
patron Pompey the Great
timePeriod 1st century BC
translationOfName Theatre of Pompey
usedFor political gatherings
public meetings
religious ceremonies
theatrical performances

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Theatre of Pompey alsoKnownAs Theatrum Pompeii
Pompey’s Theatre alsoKnownAs Theatrum Pompeii