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Lugdunum Roman Theatres #5

            Lyon, France

"Lugdunum was an important Roman city in Gaul, established on the current site of Lyon. The Roman city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus and served as the capital of the Roman province of Gallia. Lugdunum was an important city in the western half of the Roman Empire for centuries and two emperors, Claudius and Caracalla, were born in there. The city's population may have numbered 50,000 to 100,000, and possibly up to 200,000 inhabitants."

"Ruins of the Grand Theater and the Odéon survive today and recently some restoration has taken place. Both were transformed into quarries at the end of Antiquity. Many stones were moved to build Lyon on the rivers below.

The Great Theatre, the oldest in France, built by Augustus in 15 BC and divided into 3 sections: the "cavea" (a vast shell with 25 stands leading to the pit) built on a gallery. In bad weather, a "velum" (awning) was stretched over the "cavea", tied to the backstage wall. The "cavea" had several "vomitorias" (doors leading to the stands). The "balteus" was the wall separating people by social class. Finally, the semi-circular pit was the most ornate part with multi-colored geometric patterns. This was where the choir, dancers and actors performed. 

 The stage supported by a wall decorated with a few columns and the statue of a woman. Each column was there to commemorate an emperor, with his ashes stored in the base. The theatre was dedicated to tragedies and comedies. It could hold 4,700 people. It was extended under Hadrian's rule to 10,700 seats in 120 AD.

The Odeon, the smaller theatre (3,000 seats) was for political or philosophical orators, music, poets and an intellectual elite. Odeons had a small seating capacity. The one in Lugdunum could only seat 2,500 people. It was built under Antoninus, Hadrian's successor in the mid-second century AD."

Taken in: France / Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / Arrondissement de Lyon / Gallia Lugdunensis (Roman province) (show map)

Taken on: April 26, 2024

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