Roman theater

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A Roman theater is a large open-air performance venue from ancient Rome, typically featuring a semi-circular seating area, an orchestra, and an elaborate stage building used for public spectacles and dramas.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Roman theater canonical 5
Roman theatre 3
Hellenistic-Roman theater 1

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Statements (75)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman architectural structure
open-air performance venue
theater building type
associatedWithDeity Bacchus
linked to: Dionysus

Dionysus
builtFromMaterial brick
concrete
marble decoration
stone
declineInUse Late Antiquity
developedInPeriod ancient Rome
linked to: Roman Antiquity
differsFrom Greek theater
evolvedFrom Hellenistic theater design
hasAcousticDesign curved cavea
stepped seating
hasArchitecturalStyle Roman architecture
hasCapacityRange thousands of spectators
hasDecoration columns
painted backdrops
reliefs
statues
hasFamousExample Roman theater of Aspendos
linked to: Aspendos Theatre

Roman theater of Bosra
Roman theater of Mérida
Roman theater of Orange
Theater of Marcellus
Theater of Pompey
linked to: Theatre of Pompey
hasPart aditus maximi
aulaeum
balteus
cavea
cavea ima
cavea media
cavea summa
maenianum
orchestra
parascenia
parodoi
porticus post scaenam
proscaenium
pulpitum
scaena
scaenae frons
seating tiers
stage building
stairs
tribunal
valva regia
valvae hospitales
velarium
vomitoria
hasRoofFeature awning system
velarium for shade
hasShape semi-circular plan
hasTypicalPlan semi-circular seating area
influenced Renaissance theater architecture
medieval theater spaces
modern open-air theaters
influencedBy Greek theater
patronageBy Roman emperors
local magistrates
relatedTo Roman amphitheater
linked to: Roman amphitheatre

Roman circus
Roman odeon
timeOfPeakConstruction early Empire
late Republic
typicallyLocatedIn Roman cities
Roman colonies
typicallyLocatedNear forum
usedFor dramatic performances
musical performances
poetry recitations
political gatherings
public spectacles
religious festivals

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jubayl hasArchaeologicalFeature Roman theater
Mérida knownFor Roman theatre
linked to: Roman theater
Book 2 (The City of God) criticizes Roman theater
subject linked to: Book 2
Tauromenium knownFor Hellenistic-Roman theater
linked to: Roman theater
Pisidian Antioch hadBuilding Roman theater
Avenches hasHeritage Roman theatre
linked to: Roman theater
Cherchell knownFor Roman theater
Tipaza archaeological site contains Roman theatre
linked to: Roman theater
Tzippori National Park hasFeature Roman theater