Roman Theatre Research Paper

Roman theatre began in the 4th century B.C, which they stole ideas from the Greeks and improved them. Roman theatre had three major influences, Greek drama, Etruscan influences and Fabula Atellana, this helped them create comedies and added more entertainment like acrobatics, fights and athletics. Just like Greek theatre, Roman theatre also had festivals to honor the Gods but the Romans deity was the Goddess of Love (Venus). In this paper I will describe structures of Roman theatre, like the size, how they look, and amphitheaters and lastly I will talk about some of theatres that are still standing today and also tell the differences between Greek and Roman theatre structures and what makes Roman theatre structures better. .
This area usually had many different entrances to the stage and a grand entrance. The Roman theatre also had a podium that would sometimes support the columns of the scaenae frons. The scaenae was originally not part of the building itself, and it was only constructed to provide a background for the actors. The scaenae frons was usually two or sometimes three stories in high and was central to the theatre's visual impact and was made to be seen by the Roman audience at all times. They also had dressing rooms in the side wings, sometimes even had trap doors. Tiers or balconies were supported by several classic columns. This style was influenced by Greek theatre but it was called the scene building. Next is the area of a theater surrounding the stage opening and that is called the proscenium. Another characteristic is the vomitorium, which is a passage situated below or behind a tier of seats in an amphitheater, through which big crowds can exit rapidly at the end of a performance and it was also a pathway for actors to enter on and off stage. Next is the proscenium and that was a wall that supported the front edge of the stage. Sometimes the Romans would use periaktoi to represents scenes that were tragic, comic or satiric and they were painted differently. The Roman theatre also sometimes had a podium, which supported the columns of the scaenae frons. The scaenae
The Roman Theatre of Amman was built in about 2 CE during the Roman Period. In this theatre royalty usually sat in the front seats or closest to the stage. Middle rows of the Roman Theater belonged to the military and everything else was for the public to sit at. The Amman Roman Theater can seat about 6000 people. The theater rests against a hill or it cuts into the north face of a hill. This formation minimizes the impact of the harsh sun on the audience. A very famous Roman Amphitheatre that still exists today is the Verona Arena, in Verona, Italy and was built in the 1st century. This theatre can hold up to about thirty thousand people and had 64 entrances. This theatre was used for gladiator fights, and hunts for wild animals, then it was used for festivals and operas, but now it used for rock and pop