Roman Theatres: An Architectural Study

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Author: Frank Sear

ISBN-10: 0198144695

ISBN-13: 9780198144694

Category: Stagecraft

This book is a definitive architectural study of Roman theatre architecture. In nine chapters it brings together a massive amount of archaeological, literary, and epigraphic information under one cover. It also contains a full catalogue of all known Roman theatres, including a number of odea (concert halls) and bouleuteria (council chambers) which are relevant to the architectural discussion, about 1,000 entries in all. Inscriptional or literary evidence relating to each theatre is listed...

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This book is a definitive architectural study of Roman theatre architecture. In nine chapters it brings together a massive amount of archaeological, literary, and epigraphic information under one cover. It also contains a full catalogue of all known Roman theatres, including a number of odea (concert halls) and bouleuteria (council chambers) which are relevant to the architectural discussion, about 1,000 entries in all. Inscriptional or literary evidence relating to each theatre is listed and there is an up-to-date bibliography for each building. Most importantly the book contains plans of over 500 theatres or buildings of theatrical type, as well as numerous text figures and nearly 200 figures and plates.

1Theatre and audience12Finance and building113Roman theatre design244Theatres and related buildings375Republican theatres in Italy486The theatres of Rome547The cavea and orchestra688The scene building839Provincial theatres96CatalogueItaly119Britain, Gaul, and Germany196The Balkans255Spain260North Africa271The Levant302Asia Minor325Greece385