The Theatre of Pompey: Staging the Self through Roman Architecture This ... Erasmo, M. 2020. Reading Death in Ancient Rome. Columbus: Ohio State University Press. Original edition, 2008. Fava, A. 2007 ...

They had no legal rights in ancient Rome and they were considered to ... The first theatre that was permanently built was the Theatre of Pompey in 55BCE. It was could hold 20,000 spectators.

But for archaeologists and present-day visitors, the real thrill of Pompeii is that the most mundane aspects of ancient Roman life have been preserved for centuries beneath fine-grained volcanic ash.

He returned to Rome in 60 BC and, the following year, was elected consul, the highest office in the republic. Now holding real power, Caesar allied himself with two key people, Pompey and Crassus.