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title: Entrance to the Underground Theatre of Herculaneum
author: Dommaria
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11828/entrance-to-the-underground-theatre-of-herculaneum/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Entrance to the Underground Theatre of Herculaneum

_Authored by Dommaria_

## Image File

[![Entrance to the Underground Theatre of Herculaneum](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11828.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11828.jpg)

## Image Caption

The ancient [theatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/theatre/) of [Herculaneum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Herculaneum/) was first discovered in 1709 by a farmer who was digging a well and was later excavated by tunnelling down through the volcanic rock. The theatre was built of stone in the Augustan period (27 BCE – 14 CE) and could hold about 2500 spectators. It was decorated with many types of marble, large [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) statues and equestrian statues which are now at the Naples Archaeological Museum.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Dommaria. (2020, February 01). Entrance to the Underground Theatre of Herculaneum. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11828/entrance-to-the-underground-theatre-of-herculaneum/>
### Chicago
Dommaria. "Entrance to the Underground Theatre of Herculaneum." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 01, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11828/entrance-to-the-underground-theatre-of-herculaneum/>.
### MLA
Dommaria. "Entrance to the Underground Theatre of Herculaneum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Feb 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11828/entrance-to-the-underground-theatre-of-herculaneum/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ercolano_L%27antico_ingresso_al_Teatro_Sotterraneo_orizzontale.JPG) by [**Dommaria**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ercolano_L%27antico_ingresso_al_Teatro_Sotterraneo_orizzontale.JPG). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 01 February 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.