Roman theatre of Philippopolis
The Roman theatre of Philippopolis is one of the world's best-preserved ancient Roman theatres, located in the city center of modern Plovdiv, Bulgaria, once the ancient city of Philippopolis.Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman theater in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Plovdiv Roman theatre” and “The Ancient Theater of Philippopolis”
- Address: Пловдив, 4000
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Roman stadium.
Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Church
Photo: Mopkob, Public domain.
The Church of the Holy Mother of God, officially the Cathedral Church of the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God is a Bulgarian National Revival church in Bulgaria's second largest city Plovdiv. Assumption of the Virgin Mary is situated 110 metres north of Roman theatre of Philippopolis.
Roman stadium
Museum
Photo: Kmrakmra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Stadium of Philippopolis was the ancient Roman stadium of Philippopolis, built in the 2nd century AD, during the Roman imperial period. It is among the largest and best preserved buildings from the time of the Roman Empire in the Balkan peninsula. Roman stadium is situated 260 metres west of Roman theatre of Philippopolis.
Klianti House
Museum
Photo: Kmrakmra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Klianti House is a museum, which is situated 120 metres northeast of Roman theatre of Philippopolis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kapana and Old Plovdiv.
Old Plovdiv
Suburb
Photo: Faces&&Places, CC BY 2.0.
The old town in Plovdiv is an architectural and historical reserve located on three of Plovdiv's hills: Nebet Tepe, Dzhambaz Tepe and Taksim Tepe. The complex has been formed as a result of the long sequence of habitation from prehistoric times to present day and combines the culture and architecture from Antiquity, Middle Ages and Bulgarian revival.
Plovdiv
Photo: Ilia Markov, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plovdiv is a city in Central-South Bulgaria, the second-largest in the country and one of the oldest cities in Europe. Due to the remnants of its colourful past, it's one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bulgaria.
Roman theatre of Philippopolis
- Categories: Roman theater, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.14697° or 42° 8′ 49″ northLongitude
24.75108° or 24° 45′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8GJ64QW2+QCOpenStreetMap ID
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historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q1363208
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Roman theatre of Philippopolis” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Հռոմեական թատրոն”
- Armenian: “Պլովդիվի հռոմեական թատրոն”
- Belarusian: “Плоўдзіўскі антычны тэатар”
- Belarusian: “Плоўдзіўскі антычны тэатр”
- Bulgarian: “Античeн театър на Филипопол”
- Bulgarian: “Античен театър”
- Bulgarian: “Римски театър”
- Chinese: “普羅夫迪夫羅馬劇場”
- Dutch: “Romeins theater van Plovdiv”
- Dutch: “Romeins theater”
- French: “Amphitheatre de Plovdiv”
- French: “Amphithéâtre de Plovdiv”
- French: “Site antique de Plovdiv”
- French: “Théâtre de Plovdiv”
- French: “théâtre romain de Plovdiv”
- French: “Théâtre romain”
- German: “Theater von Philippopolis”
- Hebrew: “התיאטרון הרומי בפלובדיב”
- Italian: “teatro romano di Plovdiv”
- Italian: “Teatro romano”
- Latvian: “Plovdivas amfiteātris”
- Macedonian: “Антички театар”
- Persian: “تئاتر رومی فیلیپوپولیس”
- Polish: “Amfiteatr rzymski w Płowdiwie”
- Polish: “Teatr rzymski w Płowdiwie”
- Polish: “Teatr rzymski”
- Portuguese: “Teatro romano de Filipópolis”
- Portuguese: “Teatro romano”
- Russian: “античный театр”
- Russian: “Пловдивский античный театр”
- Serbian: “Римски амфитеатар у Пловдиву”
- Slovak: “Antické divadlo”
- Slovenian: “Rimsko gledališče v Filipopolisu”
- Spanish: “Teatro romano de Plovdiv”
- Spanish: “Teatro romano”
- Turkish: “Plovdiv Roma Tiyatrosu”
- Ukrainian: “Пловдивський амфітеатр”
- Ukrainian: “Римський театр у Пловдиві”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biology faculty, University of Plovdiv and AMTII yellow school.
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