The Silence Stages

Since 2005 I have been visiting more than 430 ancient greek and roman theatres around 18 countries, taking photographs and information. These blog is dedicated to all that experience.



Desde 2005 he visitado más de 430 teatros y odeones, griegos y romanos en 18 países, tomando fotografías y recopilando información. Este blog está dedicado a toda esta experiencia.



Friday 19 April 2013

Libarna (Serravalle Scrivia)


LIBARNA (Serravalle Scrivia), ancient Regio IX, modern Italy.

COORDINATES: 44º42’24.31’’N // 8º51’54.08’’E
TIPOLOGY: Roman theatre. Urban.
DATE: Last I first II A.D.
TRANSFORMATIONS: III A.D.
CAPACITY: 3.800 spectators.
CAVEA: Facing north-east. 57,7 m. diameter
ORCHESTRA: 15 m. diameter.
STAGE BUILDING: There are slot visible from aulaeum. Pulpitum was 35 x 4,7 m.
LOCATION: West of the ancient city. The ancient city is 1,5 klm south from modern Serravalle Scrivia, about 50 klm. north from Genova.
MY BEDSIDE TABLE: Sear, Frank; “Roman theatres: an architectural study”. Oxford University Press, 2006. // Ciancio Rossetto, Paola; Giuseppina Pisani Sartorio (eds); “Teatri Greci e Romani: alle origini del linguaggio rappresentato”. Rome: SEAT, 1995. // Tosi, Giovana; “Gli edificio per spettacoli nell’Italia romana”. Roma, Quasar, 2003. / Courtois, Catherine; “Le bâtiment de scène des théâtres d’Italie et de Sicile”. Providence, Louvain-la.Neuve, 1989.
 

OUT OF PRINT: The morning I visited Libarna I had a bigger pleasure than visiting the ancient theatre... I eat the best crostata I have ever eaten... marvelous pleasure for levitate... I can not forget it, you can taste it in “Il Fornio”.

Monday 15 April 2013

Megalopolis (Megalopoli)


MEGALOPOLIS (Megalopoli), ancient Arkadia, modern Greece.

COORDENATES: 37º24´36.52’’N // 22º07’37.76’’E
TIPOLOGY: Greek theatre. Urban.
DATE: IV B.C.
TRANSFORMATIONS: Late Roman stage.
CAPACITY: 17.000 spectators.
CAVEA: Facing north. 131 m. diameter. Built against hillside. Maenianum: Ima cavea, 9 rows survives but it has 20 in 9 cunei Media cavea with 20 rows in 9 cunei too. Summa cavea with 15 rows of seats divided in 16 cunei.
ORCHESTRA: 31,5 m. diameter. Unpaved.
STAGE BUILDING: Proscaenium supported by 14 columns. Portico of Thersilion stood directly opposite cavea and could served as scene building of theatre. Skanotheka 35 x 8,3 m.
LOCATION: North west from modern Megalopolis.
MY BEDSIDE TABLE: Sear, Frank; “Roman theatres: an architectural study”. Oxford University Press, 2006. // Ciancio Rossetto, Paola; Giuseppina Pisani Sartorio (eds); “Teatri Greci e Romani: alle origini del linguaggio rappresentato”. Rome: SEAT, 1995. // Izenour, George. Roofed Theaters of Classical Antiquity. Yale University Press, 1992.

 

OUT OF PRINT: “Megara: Husband, let me tell you again, Misfortune does not have many friends”. from Herakles, by Euripides... I hosted Megalopolis ... maybe it was the fatigue of the day.