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Theatre of Pompey

Of Pompey's great theatre no building still stands, but its footprint is still etched into the centre of Rome. Walking east from Campo de' Fiori, through the Palazzo Orsini Pio Righetti, you can follow the semicircular curve of the ancient cavea, and Via di Grotta Pinta roughly reproduces the line of the stage front. In cellars and premises in the area, including some restaurants, vaults and fragments of the theatre's walls and foundations survive. In Largo di Torre Argentina you can see the remains of the east side of the portico and three of the four temples associated with the complex. The place is also a memorial to the assassination of Julius Caesar, which took place in the Curia of Pompey in 44 BC.

Things to do at Theatre of Pompey: 22 missions

• See Temple DSee Temple D, the largest of the four, dedicated to the Lares Permarini.
• Take in the sumptuous fountainsLook at the sumptuous fountains that were supplied with water bought from a nearby aqueduct.
• Take in the temple dedicated to Venus VictrixSee the temple dedicated to Venus Victrix that crowned the theatre.
• Explore the great peristyle of granite columnsExplore the great peristyle of granite columns that surrounded the garden behind the stage front.
• See the remains of the east side of the quadriporticusAdmire the remains of the east side of the quadriporticus at Largo di Torre Argentina.
• Walk along the covered arcadeWalk through the covered arcade next to which the art exhibition rooms were located.
• Visit the rooms dedicated to the art exhibitionSee the rooms where works of art collected by Pompey were displayed.
• Admire the long porticoes displaying collections of paintings and sculpturesLook at the long porticoes with collections of paintings and sculptures and a large space for public gatherings.
• See the remains of the east side of the porticoLook at the remains of the east side of the portico joined to the theatre at Largo di Torre Argentina.
• See the Curia of PompeyAdmire the Curia of Pompey, at the opposite end of the landscaped complex.
• See Temple ASee Temple A, built in the 3rd century BC and probably dedicated to Juturna.
• Walk beneath the colonnaded arcadesLook at the porticoes with columns that surrounded the landscaped complex.
• Walk the cavea of the theatreWalk through the cavea, 150 metres in diameter, with its large semicircular stairway in the shape of an exedra.
• Stroll through the Porticus PompeiiWalk through the Porticus Pompeii, which held statues of great artists and actors.
• Discover the Curia of PompeiiDiscover the Curia Pompeii, where the Roman Senate happened to be meeting in March of 44 BC.
• Take in three of the other four templesAdmire three of the other four temples usually associated with the theatre at Largo di Torre Argentina.
• See the rectangular peristyle decorated with statues in exedraeLook at the rectangular peristyle of the complex, decorated with statues in exedrae.
• Discover Temple CSee Temple C, the oldest of the four, probably dedicated to Feronia.
• Take in three of the four templesLook at three of the four temples from an earlier period at Largo di Torre Argentina.
• Explore the landscaped complex of fountains and statuesDiscover the broad landscaped complex of fountains and statues that lay within the porticoes.
• Take in Temple BLook at Temple B, a circular temple of which six columns remain.
• Discover the vaults of the original theatreLook for the vaults of the original theatre in the underground dining rooms of the restaurants on this street and in the walls of the Albergo Sole al Biscione hotel.

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