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Roman Theatre of Hierapolis
The Roman theatre of Hierapolis in Phrygia (Turkey) was built in the 2nd century CE under Emperor Hadrian on the ruins of an earlier theatre following a devastating earthquake in 60 CE. It was later renovated under Septimius Severus (193-211...

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Roman theatre, Gades
The remains of the 1st century BCE Roman theatre of Gades (Cadiz, Spain).

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Roman Theatre, Thugga
The Roman theatre at Thugga (Dougga) in modern Tunisia, c. 168 CE.

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Roman Theatre of Carsulae, Italy
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 reconstructed.

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Roman Theatre in Kourion, Cyprus
The Roman theatre of Kourion in Cyprus was built over an earlier Hellenistic theatre. It was remodelled in the 1st and 2nd centuries and in the 3rd century, it was used as an arena for gladiatorial combats.

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Roman Theatre Mask
This marble piece shows a 2nd century CE theatre mask being held in a hand from a statue, probably of a Muse. As tragic and comic masks depicted an open mouth this is probably a pantomime mask. From Cesarea Marittima, Palestine. (Archaeological...

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Roman Theatre of Carthago Nova
The theatre of Carthago Nova (Carthagena, Spain) was built between 5 BCE and 1 BCE. The date is known from the dedication of the building to Gaius and Lucius Caesar, grandsons and designated successors of Augustus.

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Modern Noh Theatre Stage
Stage, Cerulean Tower Noh Theater, Tokyo, Japan.

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Sappho and Alcaeus (Painting)
Sappho and Alcaeus, oil on panel by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1881. The painting illustrates a passage by the ancient Greek poet Hermesianax (active c. 330 BCE) depicting a scene on the island of Lesbos (Mytilene) during the late 7th century...

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Roman Art
The Romans controlled such a vast empire for so long a period that a summary of the art produced in that time can only be a brief and selective one. Perhaps, though, the greatest points of distinction for Roman art are its very diversity...