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- Tags: Roman Culture
Boris Licina, Pula, Croatia Arena
Boris Licina, Pula, Croatia Arena, July 2006
Built between 27BCE and 68CE, this arena in Pula, Croatia, is one of the largest surviving Roman arenas. Although its conception is not Late Antique,…
Tags: amphitheatre, Arena, Ariel, Athletics, City, Competition, Croatia, Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Late Antiquity, Pula, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism
Jona Lendering, Statue of Ceres Augusta from Theatre Temple at Lepcis Magna
Jona Lendering, Statue of Ceres Augusta from Theatre Temple at Lepcis Magna, 2017
This statue of Ceres Augusta, the grain goddess, adorned the theatre temple in Lepcis Magna, Libya. She has the features of Livia Augusta, mother of…
Tags: Ceres Augusta, City, Culture, Drama, Entertainment, Female, Imperial Cult, Late Antiquity, Pagan, Paganism, Performance, Performance Space, Political, Politics, Religion, Roman Culture, roman empire, Statue, Temple, Theater, Theatre, Theatre Temple, Urbanism, Woman, Women
Jona Lendering, Theatre Temple at Lepcis Magna
Jona Lendering, Theatre Temple at Lepcis Magna, 2017
After the construction of the Theatre at Lepcis Magna, Libya, a small temple dedicated to Ceres Augusta was added. Placing a temple at or near the…
Tags: City, Culture, Drama, Emperor, Empire, Entertainment, Imperial Cult, Late Antiquity, Lepcis Magna, Pagan, Paganism, Performance, Performance Space, Religion, Roman Culture, roman empire, Ruins, Temple, Theater, Theatre, Theatre Temple, Urbanism
Marco Prins, Lepcis Magna Theatre Inscription
Marco Prins, Lepcis Magna Theatre Inscription, 2017
As a form of patronage, theatres were often renovated in the name of emperors, their family, or other importnat officials. To commemorate this,…
Tags: City, Culture, Dedication, Drama, Emperor, Empire, Entertainment, Epigraphic, Epigraphy, Honor, Imperial Cult, Inscription, Late Antiquity, Lepcis Magna, Patronage, Performance, Performance Space, Roman Culture, roman empire, Theater, Theatre, Urbanism
David Gunn, Theatre at Lepcis Magna
David Gunn, Theatre at Lepcis Magna, 16 September 2006
Built at Lepcis Magna, Libya during the first or second century CE, this theatre is part of a large entertainment complex also containing a circus and…
Tags: Africa, City, Culture, Drama, Entertainment, Late Antiquity, Lepcis Magna, Libya, North Africa, Performance, Performance Space, Roman Culture, roman empire, Theater, Theatre, Urbanism
Hazel Dodge, Orange Theatre Plan with Labels
Hazel Dodge, Orange Theatre Plan with Labels, Bristol Classics Press, 2011
One of the best-preserved theaters from Late Antiquity, the Orange theatre in southern France provides an excellent example of ancient theater design.…
Tags: Architecture, City, Culture, Drama, Entertainment, France, Late Antiquity, Orange Theatre, Performance, Performance Space, Plan, Roman Culture, roman empire, Theater, Theatre, Theatre Plan, Urbanism
Gromelle Grand Angle, Orange Theatre
Gromelle Grand Angle, Orange Theatre, 26 November 2007
The Orange Theatre in southern France was built in the last part of the first century CE. The structure still maintains its original scaenae frons,…
Tags: City, Culture, Drama, Entertainment, France, Late Antiquity, Orange, Orange Theatre, Performance, Performance Space, Roman Culture, roman empire, Theater, Theatre, Urbanism
Carole Raddato, Curved Stadium at Aphrodisias
Carole Raddato, Curved Stadium at Aphrodisias, 5 April 2015
In western Turkey, the stadium at Aphrodisias was built during the later first century CE. Its unique curved shape allowed the space to accommodate…
Tags: amphitheatre, Aphrodisias, Arena, Athletics, City, Competition, Culture, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Late Antiquity, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Urbanism
Agnieszka Wolska, Interior of El Djem Amphitheatre
Agnieszka Wolska, Interior of El Djem Amphitheatre, 5 April 2009
Built during the first part of the 3rd Century CE, this amphitheater in Tunisia is incredibly similar to the Colosseum in Rome. In this image, arched…
Tags: amphitheatre, Arena, Athletics, City, Competition, Culture, El Djem, Entertainment, Entertainment Space, Late Antiquity, Roman City, Roman Culture, roman empire, Spectacle, Spectator, Sports, Stadium, Tunisia, Urbanism
Saffron Blaze, Aspendos Theatre
Saffron Blaze, Aspendos Theatre, 8 December 2011
One of the best-preserved theatres of Late Antiquity, the theatre in Aspendos, Turkey was built in 155 CE. Consequentially, it is an excellent…
Tags: Aspendos, City, Culture, Drama, Entertainment, Late Antiquity, Performance, Performance Space, Roman Culture, roman empire, Theater, Theatre, Urbanism