The Roman Theatre of Arles

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Carole Raddato
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published on 07 January 2019
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The Roman Theatre of Arelate (modern-day Arles, France) was built in the first century CE during the reign of Emperor Augustus. During the Middle Ages, its stones were often pillaged to construct nearby buildings. Today, only seating rows, an orchestra section, a stage area and two marble columns remain.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2019, January 07). The Roman Theatre of Arles. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9820/the-roman-theatre-of-arles/

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