Theater of Marcellus

Exterior: View from NE

Creator

Ancient Roman
emperor
63 BCE-14 CE
Date

13 BCE

Location

Geographic Coordinates
41.892414, 12.479886
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