Roman theater
Roman theater This was discovered in 1964 and it was built in the 2nd century AD.
It was built for musical performances but later it was also used for religious gatherings in the 6th century AD.
word Kom El Dekka, in Arabic, means the hill of rubble or the hill of banks,
and it was mentioned by a famous historian, El Neweiry passed through this area at the beginning of the 20th century.
Neweiry saw the many piles of rubble and sand formed by the digging of the Mahmoudiya Canal in the late 19th century,
which connected Alexandria with the Nile River, and these stacks looked exactly like a pair of huge banks and it was he who gave the area its recent famous name.
The Roman Amphitheater of Alexandria was discovered by pure chance in the year 1960.
When workers removed a pile of dust and sand to clear the land for construction of a government building in 1960,
they found some massive iron columns, indicating that something may have been buried underneath.
Immediately afterwards, excavation work began at the Kom El Dekka site
and it was carried out by the Greco Roman Museum and the Polish Excavation Mission in Egypt sponsored by the University of Warsaw.
Shortly afterwards, the excavation revealed one of the most important discoveries in Egypt in the 20th century.
The use of the Roman amphitheater in different time periods
The Roman amphitheater remained in service and was used for various artistic purposes until the 7th century
organize events such as music concerts and different types of events.
This fact was proven by the architectural elements in the theater that show that it was built during
three different periods were used; the Roman, the Byzantine and the early Islamic era.
amphitheater was used for different purposes during its long history and during different periods.
It was used as an odeum where musical shows were performed during the Roman period.
theater at the time had all the elements for a perfect performance, such as the dome that once stood over the stage and the orchestra section
On the other hand, in the Byzantine era,
it was used as a conference hall where important meetings,
as public meetings and government conferences were held.
The Roman amphitheater was most likely neglected during the early Islamic period
and then until it was discovered in the mid-20th century as one of the beautiful
historical sights of the city of Alexandria.
The Roman amphitheater we see today in Alexandria was built in the 4th century AD.
and it was a common feature of the Greco-Roman period.
Amphitheaters were special indoor theaters that were built to host music ceremonies
and organizing poetry competitions during the reign of the Romans in Egypt.
The amphitheater features a marble audience area that is symmetrical with the expansive wing and can accommodate 600 visitors
