theatre of Cyrene

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Greco-Roman theatre ancient theatre archaeological site

The theatre of Cyrene is an ancient Greco-Roman performance venue in the city of Cyrene, Libya, notable for its large semicircular seating carved into the hillside and its role in the cultural life of the classical city.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Theatre of Cyrene 0
Greek theatre of Cyrene 1
Roman theatre of Cyrene 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greco-Roman theatre ⓘ
ancient theatre ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Greek theatre architecture ⓘ
Roman theatre architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Roman period NERFINISHED ⓘ
ancient city of Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtInto hillside ⓘ
category Ancient Greek theatre in Africa ⓘ
Ancient Roman theatre in Libya ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Libya ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek culture ⓘ
Roman culture ⓘ
currentCondition ruin ⓘ
floorPlan typical Greek-Roman theatre layout ⓘ
function civic events ⓘ
public entertainment ⓘ
hasPart cavea ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
seating tiers ⓘ
stage building ⓘ
hasView surrounding landscape of Cyrene ⓘ
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criterion ii ⓘ
UNESCO cultural criterion iii NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCO cultural criterion vi NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Cyrenaica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ
Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTime Classical antiquity ⓘ
locatedNear other monuments of Cyrene ⓘ
locatedOn northeastern Libyan coast ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
openAir yes ⓘ
partOf Archaeological Site of Cyrene NERFINISHED ⓘ
urban fabric of ancient Cyrene ⓘ
region North Africa ⓘ
shape semicircular ⓘ
significance important element of the cultural life of Cyrene ⓘ
major performance venue of Cyrene ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor dramatic performances ⓘ
musical performances ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Archaeological Site of Cyrene → hasPart → theatre of Cyrene ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Cyrene) → hasPart → theatre of Cyrene ⓘ
this entity surface form: Roman theatre of Cyrene
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Cyrene) → hasPart → theatre of Cyrene ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek theatre of Cyrene