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title: Roman Theatre, Augusta Raurica
author: Thomas Jundt
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9221/roman-theatre-augusta-raurica/
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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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# Roman Theatre, Augusta Raurica

_Authored by Thomas Jundt_

## Image File

[![Roman Theatre, Augusta Raurica](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9221.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9221.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [theatre](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/theatre/) of [Augusta Raurica](https://www.worldhistory.org/Augusta_Raurica/), near Basel, Switzerland. The colony was founded c. 44 BCE and thrived until c. 250 CE. The theatre once had a capacity for 8,000 spectators.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Jundt, T. (2018, September 14). Roman Theatre, Augusta Raurica. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9221/roman-theatre-augusta-raurica/>
### Chicago
Jundt, Thomas. "Roman Theatre, Augusta Raurica." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 14, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9221/roman-theatre-augusta-raurica/>.
### MLA
Jundt, Thomas. "Roman Theatre, Augusta Raurica." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Sep 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9221/roman-theatre-augusta-raurica/>.

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