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Ancient theatre of Taormina

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A Hellenistic theatre stood at Taormina from around the third century BC. The remains of another Hellenistic building have been found under the Roman
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had a diameter of 107 metres (351 ft) and could hold around 10,000 spectators. It is one of the oldest theatres in
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The ancient theatre of Taormina is featured extensively in the 1995 film
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Sear, Frank (1996). "The theatre at Taormina – a new chronology".
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Gabellone, Francesco; Ferrari, Ivan; Giuri, Francesco (2017).
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were divided into nine sections. On either side of the
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Italian
Greek theatre
Taormina
cavea
Hadrian
Trajan
theatre
Magna Graeca
basilica
Taormina Arte
Mighty Aphrodite
The White Lotus
Panoramic view
The tribunes
The theatre
A scene during the Taormina Film Fest
Taormina Film Fest
Ancient theatre of Taormina ruins
Panoramic view of "Teatro Antico di Taormina"
History portal
List of ancient Greek theatres
Greek Theatre of Syracuse
History of Taormina
doi
10.1017/S0068246200010345
S2CID
194027844
"A new contribution for the reconstructive study of the theatre of Taormina"
"Taormina Ancient Theatre"

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