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The Roman Theatre at Carsulae (Italy) was built entirely above ground level. It rested on a solid concrete fill with the upper cavea built on a structure of 15 wedge-shaped barrel-vaulted chambers. It has been partially...

The Roman theatre of Augusta Raurica, near Basel, Switzerland. The colony was founded c. 44 BCE and thrived until c. 250 CE. The theatre once had a capacity for 8,000 spectators.

The Small Roman Theatre of Pula in Croatia could accommodate about 1,000 spectators and was situated within the city walls on the eastern slopes of the central hill of the town, a few hundred metres from the larger one. Only...

The Roman theatre of ancient Arausio (modern day Orange in southern France) is one of the best-preserved examples from antiquity. Built in the 1st century CE, it once had capacity for 9,000 spectators and is dominated...

The Roman theatre of Alexandria, Egypt.

The Roman theatre of Cuicul (Djémila in Algeria) was constructed into the side of the hill overlooking the valley in the 2nd century CE. Its two tiers of seats could have accommodated 3,000 spectators.

The Roman theatre of Thubursicum Numidarum (modern Khamissa in Algeria) was built on a natural slope in the 2nd or 3rd century CE. It is considered one of the most beautiful and best-preserved ancient theatres...

The restored 1st century CE Roman theatre of Saguntum (Sagunto), Spain.

The 1st century CE Roman theatre at Volterra, Tuscany, Italy.

The theatre of Dionysos Eleuthereus on the south slope of the acropolis of Athens was first built in the 6th century BCE. Modified and expanded over the centuries, it is the oldest Greek theatre and is the site where...