TEATRO PICCOLO
Ancient monuments
4.5/5
2025
Recommended
2025
Covered theater for musical auditions, mime shows and poetry declamations
Right next to the "Grand Théâtre", the "Petit Théâtre" or odeon was a covered theater dedicated to musical auditions, poetic declamations and mime shows. Well-preserved, it was built during the early years of Sylla's colony (80 BC), by Pompeii's duumvirs, i.e. the city's two "mayors". With a capacity of 1,300 spectators, it was equipped with a roof to ensure excellent acoustics. Note the tufa-sculpted atlantes at the ends of the cavea, at the base of the walls.
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Visited in january 2019
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Acoustique exceptionnelle
Ce petit théâtre est à taille humaine et son acoustique exceptionnelle, surtout quand on parle au niveau du point central qui permet à la voix de porter dans tout le théâtre.
Visited in june 2018
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Nice small odeon. I love the statues on the bottom on the sides of the seats. Unfortunately they are without top but they seem winged sfinx