Teatro Grande horse shoed Roman theater 5000 seat carved from lava rock built into a natural hill in 2 BC
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Gps Coordinates / 40.7487862,14.4879418
Pompei Roman Ruins VR Archeology Great Theater
80045 Pompei, Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy
Following the earthquake of 62 AD, renovations were made to the theatre. The colonnade leading to the theatre was converted into barracks for Roman gladiator residence.
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Date of excavation: 1764-1765 - 1767-1769 - 1773; 1789 - 1791-1794 - 1902 - 1951
Was one of the first permanent stone theatres in the Roman empire. It seats roughly 5,000 spectators.
Gps Coordinates / 40.7487609,14.4883868
The cavae, audience seating area, was divided into three sections, the lowermost section, the ima, was reserved for senators, magistrates, and other noble people. The middle section, the media, sat the middle class, the top, the summa, was reserved for the plebeians.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 40.7490184 / Gps Link 40.7489129 / Gps Link 40.7490537
Gps Coordinates / 40.7490184,14.4882866 / 40.7489129,14.4886635 / 40.7490537,14.4883898
It is also possible the Roman-style renovation of the theatre was in-part done as a tribute to the emperor or to further assimilate Pompeii into the greater Roman Empire.
The Large Theatre was built by exploiting the natural slope of the hill for the construction of the auditorium
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 40.7489944 / Gps Link 40.7490239 / Gps Link 40.7488226
Gps Coordinates / 40.7489944,14.4883662 / 40.7490239,14.4886908 / 40.7488226,14.4892961
Around 2 BC, the theatre was renovated and presented to the city of Pompeii as a gift by two relatives, M. Holconius Rufus and M. Holconius Celer, according to an inscription in the theatre.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link 40.7488117 / Gps Link 40.7487755 / Gps Link 40.7488412
Gps Coordinates / 40.7488117,14.48862 / 40.7487755,14.4883089 / 40.7488412,14.4883647
Both of these men (Rufus and Celer) were wealthy politicians, and acting as benefactors for the renovation would have helped advance their political ambitions in the city.
The Roman influence is seen above this gallery where four tiers rested upon an arched corridor.
Gps Coordinates / 40.7486103,14.4881908
The tiers on the "ima" were wider and not as steep as the "media" or the "summa" to make it more spacious and comfortable for the higher class.
The upper class was also separated from the other seating by a short wall, this was to show the class system, and the divide within the social standings of the classes in Rome.
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