Theatre of Pompey

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The Theatre of Pompey was a grand stone theatre complex in ancient Rome that became historically infamous as the site of Julius Caesar’s assassination in 44 BCE.

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Theatre of Pompey canonical 5
Theatre of Pompey complex 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman theatre
archaeological site
building complex
stone theatre
alsoKnownAs Pompey’s Theatre
Theatrum Pompeii
architecturalStyle Roman theatre architecture
builder Pompey the Great
surface form: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
capacity approximately 20000 spectators
commissionedBy Pompey the Great
surface form: Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
completedIn 55 BCE
constructionMaterial stone
coordinateNote footprint preserved in modern street plan near Campo de’ Fiori
country Italy
currentCondition largely destroyed
dedicatedTo Venus Felix
surface form: Venus Victrix
hadDecoration statues of conquered peoples
trophies from Pompey’s campaigns
hasPart Temple of Venus and Roma
surface form: Temple of Venus Victrix

cavea
colonnaded porticoes
Porticus of Pompey
surface form: curia of Pompey

garden complex
meeting hall
orchestra
portico of Pompey
scenae frons
inception 55 BCE
influenced later Roman theatre design
laterUse incorporated into later Roman and medieval buildings
locatedIn Campus Martius
Rome
Roman Antiquity
surface form: ancient Rome
notableFor association with Julius Caesar’s assassination
being first permanent stone theatre in Rome
period Late Roman Republic
surface form: late Roman Republic
politicalFunction display of Pompey’s wealth and power
monument to Pompey’s military victories
remains substructures beneath modern Rome
significantEvent assassination of Julius Caesar
significantEventDate 15 March 44 BCE
significantEventLocation curia of Pompey
usedFor dramatic performances
political meetings
public assemblies
religious ceremonies

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Julius Caesar deathPlace Theatre of Pompey
Campus Martius contains Theatre of Pompey
Ides of March 44 BC tookPlaceAt Theatre of Pompey
Gaius Julius Caesar deathPlace Theatre of Pompey
Porticus of Pompey partOf Theatre of Pompey
this entity surface form: Theatre of Pompey complex
Porticus of Pompey adjoins Theatre of Pompey