The Theatre of Pompey was the first permanent stone theatre in Rome, built by Pompey the Great from the proceeds of his eastern conquests, and dedicated during his second consulship. Before this, theatres in Rome had been temporary wooden structures, which conservative Romans thought corrupting. Pompey got around the objections by adding a temple of Venus Victrix at the top of the seating, so that the steps served also as the temple's stairway. The complex also included a large portico with gardens and a hall used for meetings of the Senate. It was in this hall that Julius Caesar was murdered in 44 BCE. Part of the structure's shape is still reflected in the streets and buildings of the Campo de' Fiori district.
Before and after
- 58 BCEBattle of Vosges
- 58 BCEBattle of the Arar
- from 58 BCE to 51 BCEGallic War
- from 57 BCE to 935 CESilla
- 55 BCEOrigins of Theatre of Pompey
- from 54 BCE to 628 CERoman–Persian Wars
- c. 50 BCEEruption of Apoyeque
- 49 BCECaesar defeats Pompey at Pharsalus
- from 10 January 49 BCE to 17 March 45 BCECaesar's Civil War
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