Colonia Patricia Corduba (Córdoba)

COLONIA PATRICIA CORDUBA (Córdoba), ancient Baetica / Hispania, modern Spain.

COORDINATES: 37º52’55.14’’N // 4º46’41.41’’W

TIPOLOGY: Roman theatre. Urban.
DATE: Last I B.C.
TRANSFORMATIONS:
CAPACITY: 10.000 spectators.

CAVEA: Facing south-east. 124 m. diameter. Maenianum: Ima cavea with 14 rows of seats, number 10 and 11 are preserved, divided in 6 cunei.; Media cavea with 20 rows of seats divided in 12 cunei; Summa cavea with 6 rows. There is an axial vomitorium that leads directly  to the orchestra and bisects the ima cavea.

ORCHESTRA: 31 m. diameter.

STAGE BUILDING:

LOCATION: The remains are inside Archaeological museum, in Jerónimo Paéz square.

MY BEDSIDE TABLE: “Jornadas sobre teatros romanos en Hispania” Grafisur, Córdoba, 2006. // “El teatro romano. La puesta en escena” . Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, 2003.

OUT OF PRINT:
“Or perhaps you think I am equal to you and indecisive to the destiny”
               -Lucano, “Farsalia”-