page_title: Theatre Area of Pompeii
section_title: Odeon
hierarchical_section_title: Theatre Area of Pompeii / Odeon
caption_attribution_description: English: Odeion, Region VIII, Pompeii, plan. Nederlands: Odeon, Regio VIII, Pompeii, plattegrond.
context_page_description: The theatre area of Pompeii is located in the southwest region of the city. There are three main buildings that make up this area: the Large Theatre, the Odeon, and the Quadriporticum. This served as an entertainment and meeting center of the city. Pompeii had two stone theatres of its own nearly two decades before the first permanent stone theatre was erected in Rome in the 50s BCE. Most of the theatres were adapted for gladiatorial performances during the reign of the Roman empire.
context_section_description: The Odeon was a smaller roofed theatre, theatrum tectum,  that sat 1500 spectators built in 80 BC. The theatre follows the plan of other Roman theatres and odeon structures. Where the Large Theatre was used primarily for staging drama, the Odeon was intended for a more educated audience, as well as a musical concert performance. 
  The thin walls and rectangular plan lead to the conclusion that the roof would have been wood rather than vaulted stone. There are two raised tribunalia, platforms, above the seating that were reserved for important visitors. These platforms are cut off from the general seating completely with entrances from narrow staircases near the stage.
caption: Odeon plan
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