Small Theatre [Pompeii]
type: Item
label: Teatro Piccolo di Pompei @it
label: Teatro pequeño @es
label: Small Theatre
description: Theatre building in Pompeii, Italy
alternative label: Odeon
EUTA building identifier: 2683
Importance: Not rated
Type of information: Performance venue
Field: architecture
Country: Italy
GPS: Point(14.489 40.7489)
Wikidata source: Q3982091
City: Pompeii
Theatrum ID: 857
Theatrum ID: 858
time frame: Roman theatre era
context: Pompeii Odeum (modern Pompeii, Italy). Cavea width: 34.8 m, orchestra width: 15.3 m; ca. 75 BCE.
Building date: -0198-01-01T00:00:00Z
Capacity: 1850
opening date: -0079-01-01T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q839954
Wikidata instance: Q1143046
Carthalia ID: 2415
Preservation state: extant building
Preservation state: Disused
Census Italia 1968 ID: 76-11
Note: Ancient Roman concert hall, built ca. 80 BC. Originally roofed, it was used for music concerts and poetry recitals. Destroyed by the violent eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 7 AD. Also known as Teatro Piccolo. Ca. 1300 seats.