Talk:Roman theater (structure)
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There are some very specific differences between Greek and Roman theatres that are still not listed here. For instance, in a typical Greek theatre, the orchestra was perfectly round, not semi-circular (many of these theatres were later modified in the Roman way, and few survive in their original form). But I don't remember all of the differences off the top of my head. There's a bit with how the skene evolved into the proscenium, I don't exactly remember how it goes. I think the proscenium was the front side of the skene, which in Roman theatres evolved into the "back wall" of the acting area, but I'm not entirely sure. I'll try and look it up in the near future. --Woggly 08:54, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Here's a link to a site that has passable diagrams of the two different prototypes: [1] (http://www.ancientroute.com/Monument/Theater/theater.htm) and this site has a good description of Greek theatres as well as a clearer diagram: [2] (http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/Theater.html) This seems to support what I think I remember, that the Greek skene/skeane sort of "stretched" and evolved into the back wall of the Roman theater. --Woggly 09:14, 10 Jun 2004 (UTC)
