Roma Antiga - Teatros (Ancient Rome Theatres)

Foram inicialmente de madeira por a lei republicana impedir construções permanentes. Na época imperial passaram a ser edifícios de pedra baseados no modelo arquitectónico grego do período helenístico. Existiram por todo o Império para divulgação de peças teatrais clássicas tanto gregas como latinas. Compunham-se de: scenae frons (local do cenário), porticus post scenae (pórtico atrás do cenário), proscenium (destinado à representação), aditus (entrada da orchestra), orchestra (lugares destinados às autoridades), vomitoria (entrada da cavea), cavea (local dos espectadores). Por vezes cobriam-nos com panos para resguardar os assistentes das intempéries.
Initially they were made of wood as the republican law forbade permanent constructions. In the imperial epoch they became stone buildings based on the architectural Greek model of the Hellenistic period. They existed throughout the empire for the dissemination of theatrical classical plays, Greek as well as Latin. They consisted of: scenae frons (place for the stage setting), porticus post scenae (portico behind the stage setting), proscenium (for the performance), aditus (orchestra entry), orchestra (seats for the authorities), vomitoria (cavea entry) cavea (place for spectators). Sometimes they were covered with cloths to protect the audience from the intemperate weather.

Giulliano da Sangallo (1445-1516)-'ruins of the ancient roman theatre of Marcellus, Rome'-drawing-ca 1480 Città del Vaticano-Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Adolph Schill (1848-1911)-'Reconstruction of the theater of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and temple of Venus Victrix (61 BC)'-drawing

Tivdar Koszika Csontváry (1853-1919)-'ruins of the roman theatre at Taormina, Sicily'-oil on canvas-1904 Budapest-Szépmuvésti Múzeum

Rieger drawing lithographing by Joseph Zahradniczek-'Pula (Colonia Pietas Iulia Pola Pollentia Herculanea) Roman theatre (Istria-Croatia)'-ca 1840 in Deutchland und die Welt

Unknown-'French excavation of the Roman theatre (Orange-France)'-ca 1850 London-National Gallery