Post on 21-Jun-2015
The Theatre
JuditMaria
Introduccion In the ancient Rome,
people went to the
theatre to have fun.
The actors wore
masks.
The woman couldn’t
act in the plays.
The theatre of Mérida
Where is it?
It is in Mérida, Extramadura, Spain.
Extremadura
When was it build?• The Roman theatre of Mérida was built in
the years 16th and 15th BC.
Who build it?• The constructor of the theatre was the
consul Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa.
DescriptionThe theatre was used to watch plays.
It had 3 parts:
Semicircular grandstand:
The semicircular grandstand, had a capacity for
6,000 spectators.
DescriptionOrchestra:
It was paved with marble semicircular space
white and blue. It was between the grandstand
and the statge. It had got two parts:
Bisellia: Seating for guests of honor.
Euripus: designed to collect and channeling
water from grandstand.
DescriptionStage:
It was 7.5 m wide, 63
long and 17.5 in height.
It was formed by two
columns with bases of
marble, adorned with
sculptures.
Description
Other ConstructionsTheatre of Cádiz.
Other ConstructionsTheatre of Aspendos
Other ConstructionsTheatre of Sagunto.
Other ConstructionsTheatre of Aosta.
Other Construction• Theatre Mongontiacensium
Our opinionWe think that, in those times, the theatre
was an important construction because it
was fun and the construction was very
beautiful.
Other informationSome of famous writers of roman theatres
were:
Titus Maccius Plautus (c. 254 – 184 BC)
Publius Terentius Afer (c. 195/186 – 159
BC) His birth is disputated.
Menander (c. 342 – 291 BC)
Bibiography• http://www.los-alisos.es/visitar_merida_y_su
_teatro_y_anfiteatro_romano.html• Google images• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_theatre_
(M%C3%A9rida)• http://usuarios.multimania.es/pacolorente/Te
atrosRomanos/02Partes_Teatro.htm
The EndThanks for your attention.