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The Roman Theater

Roman Theater is located in Kom El-Dikka, which is one of the historical areas of Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria and currently belongs to the central Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria neighborhood. Roman Theater
The site is located in Kom El-Dikka which is one of the historical areas of Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria and currently belongs to the central Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria neighborhood. Above the theater was an artificial hill formed from the backfill of buildings that were demolished and piled up on top of each other. This ancient neighborhood is considered the focus of the archaeological area in Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria and is still to this day full of excavations and antiquities and may be among them.The tomb of Alexander the Great.The area was also used as a cemetery in the Greek, Roman, and Mamluk eras. The naming of this area goes back to the nineteenth century, when the Nuwayri historian Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria passed by and saw this high earthen mound, which resembles a “decka,” resulting from the excavation of the Mahmoudiyah Canal in The era of Muhammad Ali when this dusty hill was formed from piles of dust. It dates to the beginning of the fourth century AD.

Roman Theatre of Kom El-Dikka

• Discovery of the Roman theatre

It was discovered by chance while removing dust for the tomb of Alexander the Great by a Polish mission in 1960. It took about 30 years to excavate it.The Polish mission continued its research in cooperation with Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria University until some study halls were discovered next to this amphitheater in February 2004.

The Roman Theater in Alexandria

Identity of the building:
There has been great controversy about the function of this ancient building. Archaeologists called it the Roman Theater is located in Kom El-Dikka, which is one of the historical areas of Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria and currently belongs to the central Alexandria, Egypt's second-largest city, has many reasons to be famous. Alexandria neighborhood. Roman Theater when the marble steps were discovered and when some study halls were discovered next to this amphitheater in February 2004 it was said that it was used as a large lecture hall for students and in celebrations it was used as a theater.
 

Ancient Roman Theatre Alexandria

Building layout
The building is a terraced building and consists of 13 rows of marble terraces numbered with Greek letters and numbers to organize seating. The first one is at the bottom and can accommodate about 600 people. It is made of pink granite. At the top of these terraces there are 5 chapels of which only two chapels remain.The ceiling of these chapels had domes on which they rested.A group of columns, and the terraces are based on a thick limestone wall surrounded by another wall. The two walls are connected by a group of arches and vaults, where the outer wall is considered a strong support for the inner wall.There are also two mosaic halls with geometric decorations at the entrance, which is located to the west.