Roman Theater (Zaragoza)

The Roman Theater of Zaragoza (formerly Caesaraugusta) is a theater from the Roman era, built in the first half of the 1st century AD, in the Age of Tiberius and Claudius. It had a capacity of 6,000 spectators (in a city where only lived 18.000 people[1]) and followed the model of the Theatre of Marcellus in Rome. It was active until the third century.

Teatro romano de Zaragoza
Native name
Spanish: Teatro romano de Zaragoza
LocationZaragoza, Spain
Official name: Teatre romano
TypeNon-movable
CriteriaMonument
Reference no.RI-51-0010689
Location of Teatro romano de Zaragoza in Spain

Its materials were used to build walls and other buildings. In 1973, archeological excavations uncovered it. It can currently be visited within the framework of the Cesaraugusta Theater Museum. It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 2001.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Teatro Romano de Zaragoza". Gobierno de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  2. VV. AA., Renovación del Plan Integral del Casco Histórico de Zaragoza 2005-2012, Zaragoza, Gerencia Municipal de Urbanismo del Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza, page 65.
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