Theatre of Balbus
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 Theatre of Balbus |
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| Location | Regione XI Circus Maximus |
| Built in | 13 BC |
| Built by/for | Lucius Cornelius Balbus (minor) |
| Type of structure | Roman theatre (structure) |
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 Theatre of Balbus |
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In 13 BC, proconsul Lucius Cornelius Balbus (minor) built the Theatre of Balbus in the Campus Martius of Rome, likely from the spoils of a military campaign by order of Augustus (Cassius Dio 54.18.2; Pliny the Elder, Natural History (Pliny) 36.59-60).
