of reconstructions. We know nothing of the form of thestage-buildings in its earlier period, but it would appear that alow permanent stage was erected in the early days of the Romancolony (about 80 b.c.) ; before this time, if there was a raisedstage, it must have been made of wood and set up in… … Fig. 23. Plan of the Roman theatre according to Vitruvius. the stage, too, is lower than that prescribed by Vitruvius. How-ever, the Romans may well have found other models for theirtheatres in this district, just as the use of the awning (velum) toshelter the spectators from sun and rain is said…
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