The Theatre of Halicarnassos

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Carole Raddato
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published on 11 January 2016

The theatre of ancient Halicarnassos (modern-day Bodrum in Turkey), built in the 4th century BCE during the reign of King Mausolos and enlarged in the 2nd century CE. Is original capacity was 10,000.

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

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Raddato, C. (2016, January 11). The Theatre of Halicarnassos. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4405/the-theatre-of-halicarnassos/

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Raddato, Carole. "The Theatre of Halicarnassos." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 11, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4405/the-theatre-of-halicarnassos/.

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Raddato, Carole. "The Theatre of Halicarnassos." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 11 Jan 2016. Web. 22 Mar 2023.

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