Theatres - Pompeii - Small/covered theatre

Question 1

When was the theatre provided?

Answer 1

80 BC - Roman colony

Question 2

Who provided the theatres?

Answer 2

Local chiefs - Valgus and Porcius

Question 3

What was the capacity?

Answer 3

1,000

Question 4

Where was the small theatre?

Answer 4

Hidden behind the large theatre

Question 5

What was the roof like?

Answer 5

All over

Question 6

What does the small capacity suggest?

Answer 6

Exclusivity

Question 7

What was the roof made of?

Answer 7

Wood

Question 8

What is the significance of it having a permanent roof?

Answer 8

Improved quality of sound

Question 9

What shape was the theatre?

Answer 9

Oblong shape

Question 10

What were the seats made of?

Answer 10

Masonry capped with slabs of tufa

Question 11

What is the floor of the orchestra like?

Answer 11

Paved with flags of coloured marble

Question 12

What was the wall at the rear veneered with?

Answer 12

Marble

Question 13

Where did the doors in the dressing room open onto?

Answer 13

Via stabiana

Question 14

When was it built?

Answer 14

80 - 75 BC

Question 15

How was the roof supported?

Answer 15

Wall on all four sides; windows between the roof and highest row of seats

Question 16

What was it like appearance wise?

Answer 16

Not particularly elaborate