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The Roman Theatre at Apamea ((アラビア語:المسرح الروماني بأفاميا)) is a Roman theatre in ancient Apamea in northwestern Syria. Originally a Hellenistic theatre, the monumental structure was one of the largest theatres in the Roman world. ==Overview== The theatre, along with the Roman Theatre at Ephesus, is one of the largest surviving theatres of the Roman world with a ''cavea'' diameter of and an estimated seating capacity in excess of 20,000. The only other known theatre that is considerably larger was the Theatre of Pompey in Rome, with a ''cavea'' diameter of approximately .〔 However, much of the theatre structure is in ruins due to architectural collapses and extensive quarrying in later epochs,〔Finlayson, 2012, p. 285.〕 and only one-eighth of the site has been exposed so far.〔Finlayson, 2012, p. 278.〕 Situated along the western end of the ''decumanus'',〔 the monumental theatre was built into a steep hill overlooking the Orontes River valley.〔Finlayson, 2012, p. 292.〕 The north facing stage facade stretched for .〔 The theatre's ''ima cavea'' was organized in 10 ''cunei'', and had seats high and deep.〔Sear, 2006, p. 317.〕 One of the main features at the theatre is its water basin and the elaborate Roman piping system used in it. The recently excavated terracotta system is located along the eastern ground entrance and is well preserved.
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