Theatre of Marcellus
In the Theatre of Marcellus—Latin *Theatrum Marcelli*, Italian *Teatro di Marcello*—Rome had an open-air arena built in the closing years of the Roman Republic. The space had already been cleared by Julius Caesar, though he was murdered before construction could start; by 17 BC, part of the *ludi saeculares* celebrations even took place there. The theatre was completed in 13 BC and formally inaugurated in 12 BC by Augustus, named in memory of his nephew Marcus Claudius Marcellus, who had died in 23 BC. At 111 meters in diameter, it was Rome’s largest and most important theatre. Depending on the period and counting methods, it could hold between about 11,000 and 20,000 spectators, and a late 4th-century catalogue listed 17,580 seats. …
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