Roman Theatre of Catania

The Roman Theatre of Catania (Teatro Romano di Catania) consists of the ruins of two open-air semicircular ancient Roman theatres, located between Piazza San Francesco, via Vittorio Emanuele, via Timeo, and via Teatro Greco in the center of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy.

The structure is part of the Parco archeologico greco-romano di Catania [it].

It was built with seats rising along the hillside, where spectators would have faced south and towards the sea.

It likely had a scaenae frons decorated with marble columns, that gave it depth and complexity.

While archaeological work on the site began in the 18th century under the Ignazio Paternò Castello, Prince of Biscari,[2] the site was not cleared of houses that had been built into the structure until 1959.