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The Roman Theatre is a 6,000 seat ancient Roman theater in Amman, Jordan. An famous landmark in Amman and of course the ancient Roman city Philadelphia. It surrounds the Hashemite Plaza, Odeon theater and the Nymphaeum. ==History== The theatre was built the reign of Antonius Pius (138-161 CE). The large and steeply raked structure could seat about 6,000 people: built into the hillside, it was oriented north to keep the sun off the spectators. It was divided into three horizontal sections (diazomata). Side entrances (''paradoi'') existed at ground level, one leading to the orchestra and the other to the stage. Rooms behind these entrances now house the Jordanian Museum of Popular Traditions on the one side, and the Amman Folklore Museum on the other side. The highest section of seats in a theatre was (and still is) called "The Gods". Although far from the stage, even there the sightlines are excellent, and the actors could be clearly heard, owing to the steepness of the cavea. Now used as a patron for cultural activities including; Amman Book Festival, Amman Marathon prizes ceremony and musical concerts most notably; Al-Balad Music Festival. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roman theater (Amman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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