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The ancient theatre of Taormina is an ancient Greek theatre in Taormina, Sicily, built in the third century BC. The ancient theatre of Taormina. Contents.
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A Hellenistic theatre stood at Taormina from around the third century BC. The remains of another Hellenistic building have been found under the Roman <anchor>cavea</anchor>. Under Roman rule, the theatre was rebuilt, probably around the time of Hadrian or Trajan. It was remodelled in the third century AD, with the orchestra turned into an arena and the stage removed.[1]
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Seating sections of Greek and Roman theatres

For the plant, see [Cavea (plant)](/wiki/Cavea_(plant) "Cavea (plant)").

[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Cavea_illustration_-_Roman_theatre_at_Bosra.jpg/220px-Cavea_illustration_-_Roman_theatre_at_Bosra.jpg)](/wiki/File:Cavea_illustration_-_Roman_theatre_at_Bosra.jpg) The different levels of the _cavea_ in the [Roman Theatre at Bosra](/wiki/Roman_Theatre_at_Bosra "Roman Theatre at Bosra"). _Ima cavea_ in blue, _media cavea_ in red and _summa cavea_ in yellow.

The _**cavea**_ ( [Latin](/wiki/Latin_language "Latin language") for "enclosure") are the seating sections of [Greek](/wiki/Theatre_of_ancient_Greece "Theatre of ancient Greece") and [Roman theatres](/wiki/Roman_theatre_(structure) "Roman theatre (structure)") and [amphitheatres](/wiki/Roman_amphitheatre "Roman amphitheatre"). In Roman theatres, the _cavea_ is traditionally organised in three horizontal sections, corresponding to the social class of the spectators:[\[1\]](#cite_note-1)

- the _ima cavea_ is the lowest part of the _cavea_ and the one directly surrounding the arena. It was usually reserved for the upper echelons of society.
- the _media cavea_ directly follows the _ima cavea_ and was open to the general public, though mostly reserved for men.
- the _summa cavea_ is the highest section and was usually open to women and children.

Similarly, the front row was called the _prima cavea_ and the last row was called the _cavea ultima_. The _cavea_ was further divided vertically into _cunei_. A _cuneus_ (Latin for "wedge"; plural, _cunei_) was a wedge-shaped division separated by the _scalae_ or stairways.

Cavea also referred to the subterranean cells in which the wild beasts were confined prior to the combats in the Roman arena.[\[2\]](#cite_note-2)

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)**[Roman Architecture](http://www.spanisharts.com/arquitectura/i_roma_espectaculos.html)
2. **[^](#cite_ref-2)**[Chisholm, Hugh](/wiki/Hugh_Chisholm "Hugh Chisholm"), ed. (1911). ["Cavea"](https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Cavea). _[Encyclopædia Britannica](/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition "Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition")_. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 579.

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