Theater of Marcellus

Date: 13 BCE
Image View Description: Exterior: View from North (close to facade)
Creator: Augustus, Emperor of Rome (Ancient Roman emperor, 63 BCE-14 CE)
Material/Technique: tufa
, Material/Technique: concrete
, Material/Technique: travertine
Work Type: architecture
Style/Period: Imperial Roman
Culture: Ancient Roman
Location: Rome (Italy)
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.
Image Source: Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University
Photographer: Caleb Smith
Record ID: 1213_rome2012_tempmarcellus_vr_002


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