Title

Italy, Pompeii

Caption

Italy. Pompeii. Ancient Roman city destroyed by the eruption of the Vesuvius in 79 AD. The Large Theatre. 2nd century BC. It Sat roughly 5.000 spectators. View of the seating area (cavea), stage (orchestra) and marble tribunalia. Campania.

Date

2002

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG20B25_163

License type

Rights managed

Available size

66,7Mb (13,2Mb) / 18,2in x 14,2in / 5455 x 4272 (300dpi)

Keywords

tribunalia 1st century 1st century A.D. 2nd century B.C. 2nd century BC 79 AD Campania Cavea Europe Great Theatre Italian Italy Pompei Pompeii Roman Roman Empire Roman society Romans The large Theatre Theatre area Unesco World Heritage Site ancient ancient Rome ancient age antique antiquity archaeology archeological site archeology architecture building city civil civilisation civilization grandstand grandstands history inclination iron large leisure marble monument no people nobody orchestra partial view remains ruins seating area semi-circular semicircular society spectacle spectators stage steps stone swouthwest region theater theatre theatrical tier tribunalia