Roofed Theaters of Classical Antiquity

Abstract

Mainland Greece and the Hellenic city-states of Asia Minor (700-100BC) the late Roman Republic and the Empire (ca. 100BC-300AC) technical analyses and tabular summaries coda - beyond classical antiquity. Appendices: evolution of the timber truss in classical antiquity Roman redevelopment of the Greco-Hellenistic outdoor theatre theatre seating in classical antiquity a reconsideration of the drop-curtain-movable-painted scenery controversy within the context of the study Teatro alla Scala Bayreuth Festspielhaus glossary of Latin-English terminology partial listing of known roofed auditorium sites of classical antiquity.