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![Visitor’s Guide to the Monuments of Hadrian’s Villa](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3917.jpg?v=1665667385)
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Visitor’s Guide to the Monuments of Hadrian’s Villa
Hadrian’s Villa near Tivoli, Italy, is an opulent, sprawling garden-villa covering some 120 hectares (296 acres). It was built by Emperor Hadrian (76-138 CE) between 125-134 CE for use as his country estate, although the land may have originally...
![Theatre of Petra](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/8241.jpg?v=1715246329)
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Theatre of Petra
Carved into the side of the mountain at the foot of the High Place of Sacrifice, the theatre of Petra consists of three rows of seats separated by passageways. Seven stairways ascended the cavea (seating section) which accommodated 4000 spectators...
![Theatre of Segesta](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2599.jpg?v=1699519863)
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Theatre of Segesta
The 2nd century BCE theatre of Segesta, Sicily. The theatre had a capacity of up to 4,000 spectators.
![Theatre of Marcellus, Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/2062.jpg?v=1713261245)
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Theatre of Marcellus, Rome
The theatre of Marcellus, near the Capitoline Hill, Rome. Begun under Julius Caesar, the project was completed under Augustus and the theatre was named after the son of Octavia who, before his death in 23 BCE, was Augustus' heir. Built in...
![Comedy & Tragedy: the Drama of Greek Theatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4427.jpg?v=1716583083)
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Comedy & Tragedy: the Drama of Greek Theatre
Greek theatre likely sprang from the lyrical performance of ancient epic poetry and the rituals performed in the worship of the god Dionysos where goats were sacrificed and participants wore masks. From the 6th century BCE, Greek tragedy...
![Visitor's Guide to Ancient Dion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/14084.jpg?v=1627325102)
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Visitor's Guide to Ancient Dion
Dion is located at the foot of Mount Olympus in the north of Greece, in what would have been ancient Macedon. It takes its name from the most important Macedonian sanctuary dedicated to Zeus ("Dios” meaning "of Zeus”). Legend claims this...
![Elizabethan Stage, the Swan Theatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/12362.png?v=1705846807)
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Elizabethan Stage, the Swan Theatre
A sketch by Aernout van Buchel showing actors on the stage of the Swan theatre in 1596 CE in London, one of the principal theatres of Elizabethan theatre. (Utrecht University Library, Netherlands)
![Theatre of Pergamon](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/1138.jpg?v=1684884063)
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Theatre of Pergamon
The unusually steep cavea of the 2nd century BCE theatre in the Hellenistic city of Pergamon (modern Turkey).
![Theatre Mask Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/3221.jpg?v=1713261363)
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Theatre Mask Mosaic
A Roman theatre mask mosaic, 1st century BCE. From a private villa in the area of Villa Ruffinella, Rome. Palazzo Massimo, Rome.
![Theatre of Epidaurus Panorama](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/296.jpg?v=1707817642)
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Theatre of Epidaurus Panorama
Theatre of Epidaurus, Greece.