Ostia Antica - Theatre
by Debra Martz
Title
Ostia Antica - Theatre
Artist
Debra Martz
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Ostia Antica - Theatre by Debra Martz
(Ostia Antica is located near Rome and can be reached by a short train ride)
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The Theatre was built in the late first century BC by Agrippa, the right-hand man of Augustus. It was enlarged at the end of the second century AD and could hold 4000 spectators. The lower level of seating could be entered from the Decumanus through a central corridor and through two lateral entrances. Four staircases led to the upper levels.
Ostia Antica was founded around the 4th century BC by King Anco Marzio and became the harbor of Rome, situated at the mouth of the Tiber. Throughout the following centuries, a flourishing trade and business center developed. This was followed by a phase of crisis and recession and finally abandoned between the 9th and 10th centuries.
The first scientifically motivated excavations were carried out in the 19th century but most was conducted in the first half of the 20th century.
Thank you for visiting,
Debra Martz
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March 26th, 2015
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