Perge theatre | TURKEY

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Perga or Perge (Hittite: Parha[a], Greek: Πέργη Perge, Turkish: Perge) was originally an ancient Lycian settlement that later became a Greek city in Pamphylia. It was the capital of the Roman province of Pamphylia Secunda, now located in Antalya Province on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey.

Perge Theatre was built between 70 AD and the middle of the 2nd century AD, presumably on top of a Hellenistic predecessor building. Under the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus (193-211 AD) the orchestra was converted into an arena. The stage house as it is visible today was probably begun under Mark Aurel (Roman Emperor 161-180 AD) and completed in a second construction phase around 220 AD. Under Emperor Tacitus (275-276 A.D.), further alterations were made to the theatre, which last had a capacity of 11,000 spectators. The stage house was decorated with marble reliefs. They show scenes from the mythology of the wine god Bacchus, the river god Kestros and the goddess of fate Fortuna.