Theatre of Marcellus, Rome

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ancient Roman theatre archaeological site open-air theatre

The Theatre of Marcellus in Rome is an ancient open-air Roman theatre, begun by Julius Caesar and completed by Augustus, that served as a monumental prototype for later European theatre architecture.

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Label Occurrences
Theatre of Marcellus 7
Teatro di Marcello 4
Theatre of Marcellus, Rome canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman theatre ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
open-air theatre ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Theatre of Marcellus, Rome ⓘ
surface form: Teatro di Marcello
architecturalStyle Roman architecture ⓘ
begunBy Julius Caesar ⓘ
commissionedBy Julius Caesar ⓘ
completedBy Augustus ⓘ
constructionEnd 13 BC ⓘ
constructionStart late 1st century BC ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
currentUse archaeological monument (lower levels) ⓘ
residential building (upper levels) ⓘ
dedicatedTo Marcus Claudius Marcellus ⓘ
diameter approximately 130 metres ⓘ
era Augustan age ⓘ
hasFeature arcaded façade ⓘ
cavea ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
radial vaulted corridors ⓘ
stage building (scaenae frons) ⓘ
superposed orders ⓘ
hasOrder Doric order ⓘ
surface form: Doric order (ground level)

Ionic order (second level) ⓘ
height approximately 32.6 metres ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
part of the historic centre of Rome ⓘ
inauguratedBy Augustus ⓘ
incorporatedInto Palazzo Orsini Pio Righetti ⓘ
surface form: Palazzo Orsini
influenced Colosseum ⓘ
later European theatre architecture ⓘ
laterUse fortress ⓘ
palace ⓘ
locatedIn Rione Sant’Angelo ⓘ
surface form: rione Sant’Angelo
locatedNear Capitoline Hill ⓘ
Forum Holitorium ⓘ
Tiber ⓘ
surface form: Tiber River
location Italy ⓘ
Rome ⓘ
materialUsed concrete ⓘ
travertine ⓘ
tuff ⓘ
namedAfter Marcus Claudius Marcellus ⓘ
originalFunction dramatic performances ⓘ
public entertainment ⓘ
region Lazio ⓘ
seatingCapacity approximately 15,000 spectators ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford → inspiredBy → Theatre of Marcellus, Rome ⓘ
subject surface form: Sheldonian Theatre
Campus Martius → contains → Theatre of Marcellus, Rome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theatre of Marcellus
Marcellus the Younger → hasMemorial → Theatre of Marcellus, Rome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theatre of Marcellus
Marcellus the Younger → eponymOf → Theatre of Marcellus, Rome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theatre of Marcellus
Roman Ghetto (historical) → locatedNear → Theatre of Marcellus, Rome ⓘ
subject surface form: Roman Ghetto
this entity surface form: Teatro di Marcello
Regio IX Circus Flaminius → contained → Theatre of Marcellus, Rome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theatre of Marcellus
Theatre of Marcellus, Rome → alsoKnownAs → Theatre of Marcellus, Rome ⓘ
subject surface form: Theatre of Marcellus
this entity surface form: Teatro di Marcello
Regio IX → contains → Theatre of Marcellus, Rome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theatre of Marcellus
Porticus of Octavia → near → Theatre of Marcellus, Rome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theatre of Marcellus
Rione Sant’Angelo → hasPart → Theatre of Marcellus, Rome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teatro di Marcello
Municipio I of Rome → contains → Theatre of Marcellus, Rome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teatro di Marcello
Ghetto of Rome → locatedNear → Theatre of Marcellus, Rome ⓘ
this entity surface form: Theatre of Marcellus