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The Minoan settlement of Phaistos archaeological site, Crete (2000-1400 BCE). Perhaps an early theatre.

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...

The monumental arched entrances to the 1st century CE Roman theatre of Arausio (Orange, France).

The mid-4th century BCE theatre at Metapontum, Magna Graecia, southern Italy.

The theatre of Butrint (modern Albania), early 2nd century BCE.

A terracotta comedy theatre mask from Roman Tarentum, southern Italy. 2nd-1st century BCE. (National Archaeological Museum of Taranto, Italy)

The monumental arched entrance of the 1st century CE Roman theatre at Arausio (Orange, France).

A 1st century BCE Roman floor mosaic emblemata depicting a theatre mask. From a bedroom, domus no.1, Empuries (Emporiae), Spain. (Archaeological Museum, Empuries)

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...

First constructed in the reign of Lysimachos (early 3rd century BCE), the theatre is built into a natural hill and construction evolved through Hellenistic and Roman times. The seated area (or cavea) was larger than a...