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Theater of Marcellus

ViewGeneral view from NE (1998)
SiteRome
LocationItaly
Datebegun in 11 BC
SubjectArchitecture
PeriodRoman Imperial Period
Add'l. Info.begun by Julius Caesar, dedicated to Marcus Claudius Marcellus, his nephew and son-in-law. Converted to a fortress-palace in the Middle Ages, it was uncovered in 1926-32.
Saskia No.Jia-0260
SourceTrachtenberg & Hyman, Architecture, 1st ed., chapter 1, plate 153