Roman theatre architecture

PLAN OF THEATRE OF MARCELLUS, Rome - shows how the Roman's created their own slopes to insert seating into using vaulted structures, whereas the Greeks cut the shape of the theatres out of hillside.

Photo about View of the ancient roman theater of Palmyra Syria. Image of temple, building, archeology - 12576580

Placed adjacent to temples of nature and of the fertility god Dionysus, the orchestra was used for dramatic performances, which, together with a procession and sacrifice, composed the annual spring festival of the god. The theatre was first built in the 6th century BCE. Modified and expanded over the centuries, it is the oldest Greek theatre and is the site where some of the most famous Greek plays from antiquity were first performed. Theatre of Dionysus Photographer: Derrick Sugden #Ur

Basic layout of a Roman theatre. Some Roman theatres, constructed of wood, were torn down after the festival for which they were erected concluded. This practice was due to a moratorium on permanent theatre structures that lasted until 55 BCE when the Theatre of Pompey was built with the addition of a temple to avoid the law.

A picture giving briefing basic differences between the architecture or Greek and Roman theatre

Ancient Roman Theatre Ancient Roman Theatre can’t easily be categorized as one style or period of theatre. One reason for this is that it starts as a performing art around the 300 BC and ends around 400 AD included a great diversity of forms from street theatre to circus to the comedies of Livius Andronicus and Plautus to the Roman adaptation of Greek stories evident in the comedies of Terence to the ‘comedy of manners’ of Gaius Maecenas Melissus. Ancient Rome probably had its own native…

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A Greek theater is not the same as a Roman theater. Ancient Greek theaters were very large, open-air structures that took advantage of sloping hillsides for their terraced seating. Because of drama's close connection with religion, theaters were often located in or near sanctuaries.

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