Roman Theatre of Cuicul (Djemila), Algeria

Server Costs Fundraiser 2023

Running a website with millions of readers every month is expensive. Not only do we pay for our servers, but also for related services such as our content delivery network, Google Workspace, email, and much more. We would much rather spend this money on producing more free history content for the world. Thank you for your help!
$10228 / $21000

Illustration

Carole Raddato
by
published on 10 February 2023

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.

Remove Ads

Advertisement

About the Author

Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

Cite This Work

APA Style

Raddato, C. (2023, February 10). Roman Theatre of Cuicul (Djemila), Algeria. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17018/roman-theatre-of-cuicul-djemila-algeria/

Chicago Style

Raddato, Carole. "Roman Theatre of Cuicul (Djemila), Algeria." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 10, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17018/roman-theatre-of-cuicul-djemila-algeria/.

MLA Style

Raddato, Carole. "Roman Theatre of Cuicul (Djemila), Algeria." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 Feb 2023. Web. 27 Mar 2023.

Membership