Saturday, June 21, 2008

Leptis Magna: The Theatre and the Palaestrum

The Theatre

Leptis Magna contains an excellent example of an early Roman theatre. Built in 1-2 AD and improved under Caracalla, the theatre is one of the largest in the world, holding up to 5,000 spectators.

The exterior


A general view of the theatre's interior


The stage


The theatre originally contained scores of statues, but only a handful remain today.






The Palaestrum

During our time in Libya, military restrictions meant that we did not have access to the palaestrum (sports ground) area at Leptis. The best we could manage was to view the area from other points at the site.



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