Upper Theatre, Ptolemais
Upper Theatre, Ptolemais is an archaeological site in Al Marj, Libya. Upper Theatre, Ptolemais is situated nearby to the archaeological site Stadium, Ptolemais, as well as near Byzantine Theatre, Ptolemais.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Auditorium / theater / odeon / circus in Ptolemais, Libya.
- Also known as: “Greek theatre” and “Tolmeita’s greek theatre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ptolemais and Palazzo delle Colonne.
Ptolemais
Archaeological site
Photo: Edratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ptolemais was one of the five cities that formed the Pentapolis of Cyrenaica, the others being Cyrene, Euesperides, Tauchira/Teuchira, and Apollonia. Its ruins are at a small village in modern Libya called Tolmeita, after the ancient name. Ptolemais is situated 1¼ km northwest of Upper Theatre, Ptolemais.
Palazzo delle Colonne
Archaeological site
Photo: Edratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palazzo delle Colonne is an Hellenistic-style mansion located in Ptolemais, in the Cyrenaica region of Libya. Situated near the city's agora, the site is generally identified as the residence of the city's governor. Palazzo delle Colonne is situated 1 km northwest of Upper Theatre, Ptolemais.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tolmeita.
Tolmeita
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tolmeita, Tolmeta or Tolmeitha Arabic: طلميتة is a village in the northern Cyrenaica region of eastern Libya, some 110 km east of Benghazi, near Ad Dirsiyah.
Upper Theatre, Ptolemais
- Categories: Greek theater, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Al Marj, Libya, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
32.70223° or 32° 42′ 8″ northLongitude
20.95998° or 20° 57′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8G42PX25+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 9841984641OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q104776246
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Turkish—“Upper Theatre, Ptolemais” goes by many names.
- Italian: “teatro greco di Tolemaide”
- Turkish: “Ptolemais Yukarı Antik Tiyatrosu”
Notable Places Nearby
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