Teatro romano di Teanum Sidicinum
Large Roman theatre-temple of ancient Teanum Sidicinum, one of the main surviving public buildings of the Sidicine city.
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About the museum
The Roman theatre of Teano is the main public building to survive from ancient Teanum Sidicinum. It is located in the locality of Grotte and is a theatre-temple probably dedicated to Apollo, as suggested by an Oscan inscription on a limestone altar table. It was built at the end of the 2nd century BC and is described as the oldest theatre in Italy built entirely with radiating walls and rampant vaults.
Under Septimius Severus, at the end of the 2nd century AD, it was considerably enlarged and the stage was rebuilt with large columns, rare marbles and sculptures, some of them reused from Augustan-era buildings. The cavea reached a diameter of 85 metres, and the stage rose to about 24 metres, with three entrances.
After the middle of the 4th century the theatre was abandoned and stripped of its materials; between the 8th and 9th centuries it had become an open-air quarry. Since December 2014 it has been managed by the Ministry of Culture, first through the Polo museale della Campania and, since 2019, through the Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Campania.
Highlights
- Theatre-temple from the late 2nd century BC
- Cavea with a diameter of 85 metres
- Severan-era enlargement with a stage in rare marbles
- Oscan inscription on a limestone altar
- Operated by
- Ministero della Cultura – Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Campania
- Visitors per year
- approx. 470 (2022)
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