Roman theatre of Philippopolis

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The Roman theatre of Philippopolis is a well-preserved ancient Roman amphitheatrical venue in present-day Plovdiv, Bulgaria, renowned as one of the city's most iconic archaeological landmarks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman theatre ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Roman Imperial architecture ⓘ
associatedWith ancient city of Philippopolis ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf Emperor Domitian ⓘ
linked to: Domitian
builtInPeriod late 1st century AD ⓘ
capacity 5000–7000 spectators ⓘ
country Bulgaria ⓘ
culture Roman Empire ⓘ
currentUse concerts ⓘ
cultural festivals ⓘ
open-air performance venue ⓘ
theatrical performances ⓘ
discoveredIn 1968 ⓘ
elevation slope of Dzhambaz Tepe hill ⓘ
excavationStart 1968 ⓘ
hasFeature cavea ⓘ
inscribed seats ⓘ
marble seats ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
skene ⓘ
stage building ⓘ
tiered seating ⓘ
vaulted substructures ⓘ
heritageStatus cultural monument of national importance of Bulgaria ⓘ
historicalRegion Thrace ⓘ
inscriptionsLanguage Greek ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
locatedIn Bulgaria ⓘ
Old Town of Plovdiv ⓘ
Plovdiv ⓘ
material marble ⓘ
stone ⓘ
near Dzhambaz Tepe ⓘ
Nebet Tepe ⓘ
linked to: Nebet Tepe hill
overlooks Maritsa River valley ⓘ
linked to: Maritsa

modern city of Plovdiv ⓘ
partOf historic centre of Plovdiv ⓘ
restorationPeriod 1970s ⓘ
shape semi-circular ⓘ
significance one of the best-preserved ancient theatres in the Balkans ⓘ
symbol of Plovdiv ⓘ
touristAttraction major site in Plovdiv ⓘ
usedFor gladiatorial games ⓘ
imperial cult ceremonies ⓘ
public assemblies in antiquity ⓘ
theatrical performances in antiquity ⓘ

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Philippopolis → hasArchaeologicalSite → Roman theatre of Philippopolis ⓘ
Plovdiv → knownFor → Roman theatre of Philippopolis ⓘ
Roman forum of Philippopolis → hasNearbySite → Ancient Theatre of Philippopolis ⓘ
linked to: Roman theatre of Philippopolis
Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum → near → Ancient Theatre of Philippopolis ⓘ
linked to: Roman theatre of Philippopolis
Ancient Plovdiv Architectural Reserve → knownFor → Roman Theatre of Philippopolis ⓘ
linked to: Roman theatre of Philippopolis
Ancient Plovdiv Architectural Reserve → contains → Roman Theatre of Plovdiv ⓘ
linked to: Roman theatre of Philippopolis