Pompey’s Theatre
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Pompey’s Theatre was an enormous stone theatre complex in ancient Rome, notable as one of the city’s earliest permanent theatres and a major political and cultural center of the late Republic.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pompey’s Theatre canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman theatre
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archaeological site ⓘ stone theatre complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Theatre of Pompey
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Theatrum Pompeii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | assassination of Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| builder | Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 20,000 spectators ⓘ |
| city | Rome ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 61 BC ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| dateOfEventAtSite | 15 March 44 BC ⓘ |
| era | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
major cultural center in late Republic
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major political center in late Republic ⓘ |
| hasCaveaShape | semi-circular ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Porticus Pompeiana
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Temple of Venus Victrix NERFINISHED ⓘ curia within the portico ⓘ |
| hasType |
monumental complex
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public entertainment building ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1st century BC ⓘ |
| inaugurated | 55 BC ⓘ |
| influenced | later Roman theatre design ⓘ |
| inUseUntil | late antiquity ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtConstruction | built outside traditional pomerium ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campus Martius
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Italy ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| locationOf | Curia of Pompey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
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stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first permanent stone theatres in Rome
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its attached temple of Venus Victrix ⓘ its large portico complex ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron | Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonBuiltOutsidePomerium | to circumvent ban on permanent theatres in Rome ⓘ |
| religiousDedication | Venus Victrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| remainsLocatedUnder |
Palazzo della Cancelleria area
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modern Campo de’ Fiori area ⓘ |
| usedFor |
political gatherings
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public meetings ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ theatrical performances ⓘ |
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