In the district of Kom El Dekka, lies the Roman Theatre which was built in the 4th century and remained in use for the following three centuries. The theatre was discovered in 1960 during the construction of an administrative building. It is believed that Alexandria had 400 theatres but this is the only one remaining.
The whole structure is surrounded by two brick walls. The theatre itself has the shape of a horseshoe, with 13 rows of marble seats, numbered with Greek letters. In ancient times, it had 17 rows with a capacity to contain nearly 800 people. The stage still has some of its mosaic paving. Beneath the theatre, there are rooms and passages that were used by the actors. The columns and capitals scattered around the theatre, once held the dome that covered the structure. In early ...
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