Theater of Marcellus

Theater of Marcellus

Exterior: View from North

Date

13 BCE

Location
Geographic Coordinates
41.89245, 12.479489
Measurements
D.:111m

Material/Technique

Work Type
Notes

Originally started by Caesar as a rival theater to Pompey’s, but abandoned after his death; Augustus took up the project and named it after his nephew Marcellus. Semicircular theater, with capacity of 12,000.

Style/Period

Culture
Image Date
12-Mar
Image Source

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University

Photographer