This paper describes the development of Roman theatre structures in the first half of the second century B.C., from the introduction of the "loca senatoria" (194 B.C.) to the attempt of the censors M. Valerius Messala and C. Cassius Longinus to build the first stone theatre ("theatrum lapideum") in Rome (154 B.C.). The historical context of these facts is analyzed, highlighting the role of "luxuria" and defining the importance of the Hellenistic models on these theatre innovations, which were strongly stigmatized by traditionalist factions.
Teatro romano e cultura della "luxuria": dai "loca senatoria" al "theatrum lapideum" di Cassio Longino e Valerio Messala
Marcattili
2020
Abstract
This paper describes the development of Roman theatre structures in the first half of the second century B.C., from the introduction of the "loca senatoria" (194 B.C.) to the attempt of the censors M. Valerius Messala and C. Cassius Longinus to build the first stone theatre ("theatrum lapideum") in Rome (154 B.C.). The historical context of these facts is analyzed, highlighting the role of "luxuria" and defining the importance of the Hellenistic models on these theatre innovations, which were strongly stigmatized by traditionalist factions.File in questo prodotto:
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