Entertainment

Roman Theatre

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Roman Theatre





==== In the very beginning of Roman theatre, plays were presented on contemporary wooden stages. It wasn’t until 55 BC when the first permanent Roman theater was built. It was built out of stone and held a capacity of 27,000 spectators. All actors of Roman plays only consisted of male slaves and men played the parts of women. Sometimes an actor would play two or more roles in a single play. Masks were an important part of an actor’s costume as well as wigs. Gray wigs represented an old person, black for young men, and red showing that the person is a slave. In order for the audience to tell different characters apart, young men wore brightly colored and old men always wore white. Plays were free for citizens to attend but women were not allowed to attend comedies and they were only allowed to attend tragedies. These rules were eventually imposed. ====

= Gladiator’s = = = ==== Out of all the aspects of Roman entertainment, watching gladiators in the Coliseum was definitely the favorite. Many gladiators because very famous and they sometimes became powerful. Many gladiators were condemned criminals, prisoners of war, or slaves bought to become gladiators. Although it did not happen often, some free men entered into this profession in the hopes of achieving popularity by wealthy citizens. The gladiator games were presented for 10 to 12 days each year. The most famous amphitheater of Roman history was the Flavian Amphitheater which about 50,000 people. ====

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