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Theater of Pompey

The Theatre of Pompey, also known by other names, was a structure in Ancient Rome built during the latter part of the Roman Republican era by Pompey the Great.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: structure in Ancient Rome
  • Also known as: “Theatre of Pomeius” and “Theatre of Pompey”
  • Address: Largo del Pallaro

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Campo de‘ Fiori and Sant’Andrea della Valle.

Square
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Campo de' Fiori is a rectangular square south of in , Italy, at the border between the rioni and Regola. It is diagonally southeast of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and one block northeast of the . is situated 150 metres west of Theater of Pompey.

Church
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Sant'Andrea della Valle is a titular church and minor basilica in the rione of of the city of , Italy. The basilica is the seat of the general curia of the Theatines and is located on the Piazza Vidoni, at the intersection of Corso Vittorio Emanuele and Corso Rinascimento.

Theater building
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The is an opera house and theatre located in , a square in , . One of the oldest theatres in Rome, it was constructed in 1731 and inaugurated on 31 January 1732 with Berenice by Domenico Sarro. is situated 160 metres east of Theater of Pompey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Rome and Capitoline Hill.

Photo: jimmyweee, CC BY 2.0.
is the historic medieval and renaissance center of . While the oldest section of Rome is at the , and the Modern Center has shifted to the Via Veneto, remains the city's most charming district, with lovely piazzas and streets to wander and find small cafes and restaurants.

Locality
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The Capitolium or , between the and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.

Locality
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The , which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

Theater of Pompey

Latitude
41.89548° or 41° 53′ 44″ north
Longitude
12.47398° or 12° 28′ 26″ east
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVFWF+5H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6404538385
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Geo­Names ID
8644072
Wiki­data ID
Q944814
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Theater of Pompey” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պոմպեոսի թատրոն”
  • Azerbaijani: “Pompey teatrı”
  • Basque: “Ponpeioren Antzokia”
  • Belarusian: “Тэатр Пампея”
  • Bosnian: “Pompei pozorište”
  • Bosnian: “Pompejevo pozorište”
  • Bulgarian: “Театър на Помпей”
  • Catalan: “Teatre de Pompeu”
  • Chinese: “庞贝剧院”
  • Chinese: “龐貝劇場”
  • Chinese: “龐貝劇院”
  • Croatian: “Pompejevo kazalište”
  • Czech: “Pompeiovo divadlo”
  • Czech: “Theatrum pompeianum”
  • Danish: “Pompejus‘ teater”
  • Danish: “Pompejus’ teater”
  • Dutch: “Theater van Pompeius”
  • Esperanto: “Teatro de Pompejo”
  • Finnish: “Pompeiuksen teatteri”
  • French: “théâtre de Pompée”
  • French: “Théâtre de Pompée”
  • Georgian: “პომპეის თეატრი”
  • German: “Großes Theater”
  • German: “Marmornes Theater”
  • German: “Pompeianisches Theater”
  • German: “Pompeiustheater”
  • German: “Theater des Pompeius”
  • German: “Theatrum pompeianum”
  • Greek: “Θέατρο του Πομπήιου”
  • Hebrew: “תיאטרון פומפיוס”
  • Italian: “Teatro di Pompeo”
  • Japanese: “ポンペイウス劇場”
  • Korean: “폼페이우스 극장”
  • Latin: “Theatrum Pompeianum”
  • Latin: “Theatrum Pompeii”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Teatro de Pompeio”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Pompeius‘ teater”
  • Persian: “تئاتر پمپی”
  • Polish: “Teatr Pompejusza”
  • Portuguese: “Teatro de pompeio”
  • Portuguese: “Teatro de Pompeu”
  • Romanian: “Teatrul lui Pompei”
  • Romanian: “Teatrul lui Pompeius”
  • Russian: “Театр Помпея”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Tèatar Pompeius”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Pompei pozorište”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Pompejev teatar”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Pompejevo kazalište”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Theatrum Pompei”
  • Slovenian: “Pompejevo gledališče”
  • Spanish: “Teatro de Pompeyo”
  • Spanish: “Theatrum Pompeium”
  • Swedish: “Pompejus teater”
  • Swedish: “Pompejusteatern”
  • Swedish: “Theatrum Pompeium”
  • Turkish: “Pompey Tiyatrosu”
  • Ukrainian: “Театр Помпея”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà hát Pompey”
  • Welsh: “Theatr Pompeius”

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