Pelusium Theater

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The theater of Pelusium was built in the Roman Empire and only a few remains have been preserved. As one of two municipal theaters, it proves the cultural importance of Pelusium during this period. It is one of the few archaeologically tangible theaters in Egypt .

The theater was excavated in 1992/1993 and the foundations have been preserved. It was examined again in 1993 and has been excavated again by a team of Polish archaeologists since 2003. The building was once around 70 × 60 m. Parts of the rear retaining walls of the semicircular auditorium have been preserved. Nothing has survived from the rows of seats, but adobe structures support the former rows of seats. The preserved foundation walls of the Scena enable its partial reconstruction. Rising masonry has not been preserved, but excavated components give a certain idea of ​​the appearance of the theater. Accordingly, the Scena was richly structured with granite columns. The columns obtained are between 4.81 and 5.99 m high. Marble plinths were found, as well as a heavily eroded probably Corinthian capital .

The foundation walls of the theater have been modernly restored and can be seen on site.

literature

  • Ahmed Al-Taba'i, Mohamed Abdal-Maqsoud, Peter Grossmann : The Great Theater of Pelusium. In: Nicolas Grimal, Amr Kamel, Cunthia May-Sheikholeslami (editor): Hommages à Fayza Haikal. Imprimerie de l'institut français d'archéologie orientale, Cairo 2003, ISBN 2-7247-0346-4 , pp. 271–283.
  • Michal Gawlikowski: Tell Farama Preliminary Report On A Season Of Polish-Egyptian Excavations. In: Polish Archeology In The Mediterranean. Volume XV, Reports 2003, pp. 67–72 ( full text as PDF file ).

Web links

  • Centrum Archaeologii: Newsletter 2006 - Plan of the theater On: pcma.uw.edu.pl ; last accessed on March 14, 2016.

Coordinates: 31 ° 2 ′ 33 ″  N , 32 ° 32 ′ 46.1 ″  E