Aerial view of Theater (left) and Odeum (right)
Aerial view of Theater (left) and Odeum (right) is UB Only.
Title
Aerial view of Theater (left) and Odeum (right)
Subject
Theaters
Buildings
Architecture
Pompeii (Extinct city)
Italy--Antiquities
Antiquities
Description
Odeon (literally "building for musical competitions") is the name for several ancient Greek and Roman buildings built for singing exercises, musical shows and poetry competitions. They were generally small in size, especially compared with a full-size ancient Greek theatre.
Creator
Unknown artist
Source
Kleiner, Fred S
A History of Roman Art, enhanced ed., Boston: Wadsworth, 2010 (9780495909873)
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
ca. 80 - 70 BCE
BCE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Use for educational purposes only. Single copies (print, photocopy, download) are permitted for personal study, research and teaching.
Type
theaters (buildings)
aerial views
views (visual works)
photographs
Still Image
Identifier
VS4475501
vw-20110131-2
Date Created
2011-08-18
Date Modified
2011-08-18
Is Part Of
Media Resource Center
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Spatial Coverage
Pompeii, Italy
Temporal Coverage
Ancient Roman
Audience
UB Only
Collection
Citation
Unknown artist, “Aerial view of Theater (left) and Odeum (right),” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 20, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/30190.