![]() ![]() ![]() Pisani Sartorio was engaged in a similar project. By 1992 the catalogue was essentially complete and while I was in Rome during that year I became aware that a team led by P. Many of the findings from those surveys were incorporated into the catalogue and the text of this book. Over the following eight years we conducted surveys on a number of Roman theatres, including those at Gubbio, Volterra, Pompeii, Cales, Taormina, Benevento, Jerash, and Orange. The architects who had worked with me in Pompeii were by then extremely experienced and I decided to use their expertise for the new project. In 1990 the Pompeii project, which my colleague, Professor Jean-Paul Descôeudres and I had been conducting since 1978, was coming to an end and I had just been awarded a grant by the Australian Research Council for a new project on Roman theatres. As my net widened I also realized that it would be useful to include not only facts and figures about each theatre and, of course, a plan, if available, but also a list of relevant inscriptions and literary references, and as up to date a bibliography as possible. I began compiling a catalogue of all the published theatres in Italy that I could find, and soon that catalogue expanded to include the whole Roman world. During my stay I enjoyed the support and hospitality of my colleague, Ewen Bowie, the facilities of Corpus Christi college, and the excellent resources of what is now the Sackler Library. ![]() My tenure of a Visiting Fellowship at Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1987–8 provided me with the ideal opportunity to advance my research. It seemed to me that what was needed was a more comprehensive compilation and analysis of the evidence. The more I read about Roman theatres the more I realized that there was no adequate catalogue of the available material and that many archaeologists and theatre historians were basing their judgements on limited information. In fact I began the research which led to the present book during a stay at the British School at Rome in the same year. That volume has so far not appeared, but it sparked off an enduring interest in Roman-theatre architecture. PREFACE My interest in Roman theatres goes back to 1984 when Professor John Jory asked me to contribute a chapter to a volume on the subject. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose the same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Data available Typeset by Graphicraft Limited, Hong Kong Printed in Great Britain on acid-free paper by Antony Rowe Ltd., Chippenham, Wiltshire ––––––––––––––––– ISBN 0-19-814469-5 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Sear 2006 The moral rights of the authors have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published 2006 All rights reserved. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Published in the United States by Oxford University Press Inc., New York © F. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford ox2 6dp Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. ROMAN THEATR ES An Architectural Study Frank Sear Authoritative volumes cover subjects from the Bronze Age to late antiquity, with concentration on the central periods, areas, and material categories of the classical Greek and Roman world. ![]() ARAUSIO THEATER OVERHEAD SERIESOXFORD MONOGRAPHS ON CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY The series includes self-contained interpretative studies of the art and archaeology of the ancient Mediterranean world. OXFORD MONOGRAPHS ON CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY Edited by JOHN BENNET JOHN BOARDMAN J. ![]()
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