Roman theater

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A Roman theater is a large open-air performance venue from ancient Rome, typically featuring a semi-circular seating area, an orchestra, and an elaborate stage building used for public spectacles and dramas.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Roman theater canonical 5
Roman theatre 3
Hellenistic-Roman theater 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (75)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman architectural structure ⓘ
open-air performance venue ⓘ
theater building type ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Bacchus ⓘ
linked to: Dionysus

Dionysus ⓘ
builtFromMaterial brick ⓘ
concrete ⓘ
marble decoration ⓘ
stone ⓘ
declineInUse Late Antiquity ⓘ
developedInPeriod ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity
differsFrom Greek theater ⓘ
evolvedFrom Hellenistic theater design ⓘ
hasAcousticDesign curved cavea ⓘ
stepped seating ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Roman architecture ⓘ
hasCapacityRange thousands of spectators ⓘ
hasDecoration columns ⓘ
painted backdrops ⓘ
reliefs ⓘ
statues ⓘ
hasFamousExample Roman theater of Aspendos ⓘ
linked to: Aspendos Theatre

Roman theater of Bosra ⓘ
Roman theater of Mérida ⓘ
Roman theater of Orange ⓘ
Theater of Marcellus ⓘ
Theater of Pompey ⓘ
linked to: Theatre of Pompey
hasPart aditus maximi ⓘ
aulaeum ⓘ
balteus ⓘ
cavea ⓘ
cavea ima ⓘ
cavea media ⓘ
cavea summa ⓘ
maenianum ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
parascenia ⓘ
parodoi ⓘ
porticus post scaenam ⓘ
proscaenium ⓘ
pulpitum ⓘ
scaena ⓘ
scaenae frons ⓘ
seating tiers ⓘ
stage building ⓘ
stairs ⓘ
tribunal ⓘ
valva regia ⓘ
valvae hospitales ⓘ
velarium ⓘ
vomitoria ⓘ
hasRoofFeature awning system ⓘ
velarium for shade ⓘ
hasShape semi-circular plan ⓘ
hasTypicalPlan semi-circular seating area ⓘ
influenced Renaissance theater architecture ⓘ
medieval theater spaces ⓘ
modern open-air theaters ⓘ
influencedBy Greek theater ⓘ
patronageBy Roman emperors ⓘ
local magistrates ⓘ
relatedTo Roman amphitheater ⓘ
linked to: Roman amphitheatre

Roman circus ⓘ
Roman odeon ⓘ
timeOfPeakConstruction early Empire ⓘ
late Republic ⓘ
typicallyLocatedIn Roman cities ⓘ
Roman colonies ⓘ
typicallyLocatedNear forum ⓘ
usedFor dramatic performances ⓘ
musical performances ⓘ
poetry recitations ⓘ
political gatherings ⓘ
public spectacles ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jubayl → hasArchaeologicalFeature → Roman theater ⓘ
Mérida → knownFor → Roman theatre ⓘ
linked to: Roman theater
Book 2 (The City of God) → criticizes → Roman theater ⓘ
subject linked to: Book 2
Tauromenium → knownFor → Hellenistic-Roman theater ⓘ
linked to: Roman theater
Pisidian Antioch → hadBuilding → Roman theater ⓘ
Avenches → hasHeritage → Roman theatre ⓘ
linked to: Roman theater
Cherchell → knownFor → Roman theater ⓘ
Tipaza archaeological site → contains → Roman theatre ⓘ
linked to: Roman theater
Tzippori National Park → hasFeature → Roman theater ⓘ