Bet She'an Vol. 3: Nysa-Scythopolis. The Southern And Severan Theaters., Part 2: The Architecture

Author

Mazor; G. ; Atrash; W.

Year

2015

Publisher

Israel Antiquities Authority / ____ _______

Language

English

Link

Last Update

08-Jun-2025

Keywords

Archaeology

Description

The architectural analysis and proposed reconstruction of the Southern and Severan Theaters in Nysa-Scythopolis presented here is based on the stratigraphic and excavation results and the finds revealed in the excavations of Applebaum in 1960–1962 and the IAA in 1986–2002 (see Chapters 1–6). Prior to the detailed description of the reconstructed theaters, we attempt to present the development of Roman theaters, and their integration into the civic centers of the poleis of the Roman East, as an on-going process of construction and renovation that corresponded with the urban development and prosperity of the cities, from the late...