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Remains of the Roman theatre at Caesarea Mauretaniae, modern Algeria (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/historyruins@lemmy.world

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are those doorways or just, like, closet-type storage areas around the bottom wall there?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Doorways for the actors and chorus and such, I believe.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do they go to an underground room, or is it like they stay there until they go on kind of thing?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I would guess an underground room, but I'm not sure, to be honest. I only know a little bit about Classical theatres.