Roman Amphitheater

Roman Amphitheater

Visit the Roman Amphitheater Alexandria And Attend A Concert From The 4^th Century.

Roman Amphitheater Alexandria is where you can learn about art concerts from the 4^th century until the 7^th century and how people gathered to attend musical concerts and other events within three periods: the Roman, Byzantine, and Early Islamic eras.

So, you can be one of the Roman audience and enjoy the atmosphere of attending a wonderful artistic concert in the 4^th century by visiting the Roman Amphitheater Alexandria to enter the marble audience section, which has a diameter of about 33 meters and can host about 600 spectators.

You will be amazed by the dome established over the stage and the section of the orchestra to magnify the sound of the music and the chants during different performances and prevent the rays of the sun and rain from upsetting the audience.

Audience Section

This audience section has 13 rows made of European white marble. All the spectators could find their seats easily as these rows were numbered with Roman digits and letters to regulate the audience’s seating.

Also, you can return to an essential public government meeting in Egypt during the Greek period, follow our tour guide to Kom Al-Dikka at Alex, and go to the Roman Amphitheatre.

Yes, the Roman Amphitheater Alexandria was used within these three different periods for several purposes, not just for artistic purposes, as within the Roman era, all the elements to host the perfect artistic performance were set.

However, the conditions were different in the Greek period. The Greeks took advantage of the C Shape of the Roman Amphitheatre, and that is why they used it as a conference hall to host important meetings, like public assemblies and governmental summits, which were once held.

The Roman Theatre was neglected during the Islamic period until it disappeared entirely and was discovered by chance in the middle of the 20^th century.

How Was Roman Amphitheater Alexandria Discovering?

During the excavation of the tomb of Alexander The Great by the Polish expedition in 1960, the workers found some solid iron columns when digging into the ground, meaning that something may have been buried underneath.

In a short while, the Greco-Roman Museum and the Polish Excavation experts announced the discovery of the most essential monument in Egypt in the 20th century, the Roman Amphitheater Alexandria.

While on your way to Roman Amphitheater Alexandria, you will find our professional tour guide telling you the story of the stunning district in Alex, Kom El Dikka. But why is it named Kom El Dikka?

It is an Arabic that means the hill of rubble or the mountain of benches. It took this name in the 20^th century as the famous historian El Neweiry passed by this area and found many piles of rubber that seemed like massive benches and sand were spreading in its ground due to the digging of the Mahmoudiya Canal, which links Alexandria to the Nile.

Details About The Amphitheater Structure From Inside!

When you enter the theater, you will realize more about the Roman style in the building as the steps and the 13 marble rows of the Roman Amphitheater were based upon a thick white limestone wall, and another wall surrounded it.

These two walls are connected through many arches. An outer wall was built to support the inner walls.

The orchestra section is in the middle of the structure, where the musical performances occur. Two large marble columns support this section. It has some of the finest Roman mosaics on its floor.

At the top of the audience section, five compartments were set to host important figures and wealthy tradespeople during performances.

Roman Amphitheater Alexandria is considered one of the most significant Roman architectures from the 2nd to the 4th century. Even after the earthquake that hit Alexandria in the 6th century A.D. and destroyed some of the features of this Roman theater, you will still see the greatness of the building.

Facts About Roman Amphitheater Alexandria

In the comparison that the contemporary researchers had set between the Roman Amphitheater Alexandria and the other Roman theaters in Italy, Greece, and the Theatre of Garash in Tunisia, they discovered that the Roman theater in Egypt was built in a different design with C shape; to be the lonely theater that allows for the spectators to watch the performance from any angle.

The small size of the structure that can host just 600 people, while the number of inhabitants of Alexandria during the Roman era was large, proves that this theater was built for private performances to a particular audience or, as the Greeks used as a hall conference for the crucial meetings of officials.

When looking at the north of the Roman Amphitheater Alexandria, you will find mud-brick structures, which are the Roman baths built near the theater from the 2^nd to the 4^th century.

When looking at the west of the Roman Amphitheater, you will find “the Villa of the Birds,” which dates back to the Roman Emperor, Hadrian, who controlled Egypt and a large empire during the 2nd century A.D.

The archeologists named it the Villa Of The Birds, as the main room of the structure includes a marvelous mosaic floor that displays many birds in different shapes.

More Info You Need To Know About Amphitheater

• The Entrance Fee for the Roman Amphitheater is 150 L.E.
• The open hours for these sites are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.