VIII.7.21 Pompeii. Teatro Grande, ingressi ai livelli superiori, tra cui ingressi non numerati dal Foro Triangolare.

Large Theatre. Entrances to upper levels including unnumbered entrances from the Triangular Forum. Also see VIII.7.20 for other photos.

Excavated 1764, 1767, 1769, 1771, 1791, 1808 and 1812.

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In the area of the theatre and the porticus sixty-three bodies were found.

See Eschebach, L., 1993. Gebäudeverzeichnis und Stadtplan der antiken Stadt Pompeji. Köln: Böhlau, p. 391.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking south from top of theatre, towards seating and stage area.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking south from top of theatre.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. August 2021. Looking south from top of theatre, detail.

Foto Annette Haug, ERC Grant 681269 DÉCOR.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. December 2018.

Looking south from top of theatre, towards seating and stage area. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. April 2011. Looking south from top of theatre, towards seating and stage area. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. May 2004. View of stage from the top of the theatre.

VIII.7.21 May 2002. Looking south to stage from the top of the theatre. Photo courtesy of David Hingston.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. 1950s. Looking south from upper theatre. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. May 1934.

From an album of the Nierhoff family vacation. Looking south towards stage, from upper area. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. 1959. View of stage from the top of the theatre, looking south-west. Photo by Stanley A. Jashemski.

Source: The Wilhelmina and Stanley A. Jashemski archive in the University of Maryland Library, Special Collections (See collection page) and made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial License v.4. See Licence and use details.

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VIII.7.21 Pompeii. 1940. Looking south/south-west from top of Large Theatre. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. 1933.

Looking south-east to stage, and Gladiator’s Barracks, from top of Large Theatre. Photo courtesy of Peter Woods.

VII.7.21 Pompeii. Looking south towards stage and Gladiator’s Barracks from top of Large Theatre. 

Photo by permission of the Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford. File name instarchbx208im085. Resource ID. 44411 

See photo on University of Oxford HEIR database

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. 1920s.

Looking south towards stage and Gladiator’s Barracks from top of Large Theatre. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VII.7.21 Pompeii. Undated postcard, 19th century? Looking south towards stage area. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. 1838. Drawing by Mazois. View of stage from the top of the theatre.

See Mazois, F., 1838. Les Ruines de Pompei : Quatrième Partie. Paris : Didot Frères. Planche XXX.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking north-east from top of Theatre. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. April 2011. Looking north-east from top of Theatre. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking east. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii, 7th August 1976. Looking towards east side.

Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer, from Dr George Fay’s slides collection.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii June 1962. Looking towards east side.

Photo by Brian Philp: Pictorial Colour Slides, forwarded by Peter Woods

(P43.11 POMPEII The Great Theatre).

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. January 2023. Looking south-east across Large Theatre, from upper level. Photo courtesy of Miriam Colomer.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking south-east across Large Theatre, from upper level. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. April 2011. Looking south-east from top of Theatre. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. April 2014.

Looking south-east from top of Theatre, across the top of the Small Theatre/Odeon. Photo courtesy of Klaus Heese.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. December 2018. View of stage from top of theatre, looking south-east. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. December 2018. Looking south-east across stage. Photo courtesy of Aude Durand.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. April 2018. View of stage from top of theatre, looking south-east.

Photo courtesy of Ian Lycett-King. Use is subject to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License v.4 International.

8.7.21 Pompeii. September 2011. Large Theatre, looking south-east. Photo courtesy of Michael Binns.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. December 2008. Large Theatre, looking south-east. Photograph courtesy of Peter Spring.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. October 2001. Large Theatre, looking south-east. Photograph courtesy of Peter Woods.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. Large Theatre, looking south-east.

Photographed 1970-79 by Günther Einhorn, picture courtesy of his son Ralf Einhorn.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. April 2018. Looking east across Large Theatre. Photo courtesy of Ian Lycett-King.

Use is subject to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License v.4 International.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. October 2001. Large Theatre, looking east. Photograph courtesy of Peter Woods.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. 1945. Large Theatre, looking east. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. May 1934. From an album of the Nierhoff family vacation.

Looking south-east across Large Theatre, from upper level. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. May 1923. Large Theatre, looking east. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. 29th March 1922. Large Theatre, looking east. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. About 1909. Looking south-east from the top of the Large Theatre. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

VIII.7.21 Pompeii. April 1903. Looking south-east across Large Theatre, from upper level. Photo courtesy of Rick Bauer.

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