Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . THEATRE OF MARCELLUi5. These were the tliree Roman theatres, properly socalled (Ov. ):— Proque tribus resonant terna theatra of the MSS. of tlie Notitia mention fourtheatres, including, of course, the Odeum, whichwas a roofed theatre, intended for musical per-formances. According to the most trustworthyaccounts, it was built by Domitian, to be used inthe musical contests of the Capitoline games whichhe instituted (Suet. Dom. 4 ; Cassiod. 197, Rone.) ; and when Dion Cassius (Ixix. 4)ascribes it to Trajan, we may perhaps a
Dictionary of Greek and Roman geography . THEATRE OF MARCELLUi5. These were the tliree Roman theatres, properly socalled (Ov. ):— Proque tribus resonant terna theatra of the MSS. of tlie Notitia mention fourtheatres, including, of course, the Odeum, whichwas a roofed theatre, intended for musical per-formances. According to the most trustworthyaccounts, it was built by Domitian, to be used inthe musical contests of the Capitoline games whichhe instituted (Suet. Dom. 4 ; Cassiod. 197, Rone.) ; and when Dion Cassius (Ixix. 4)ascribes it to Trajan, we may perhaps assume thatit was finished or perfected by him. Nero appearsto have first introduced musical contests (Tac. 20), but the theatre in which they were lieldwas probably a temporary one. The Odeum wascapable of holding 10,000 or 12,000 persons. Itis mentioned by Ammianus Marcelliiius (xvi. 10). The Amphitheatre of Statilius Tauruswas the first permanent building of that kind erectedat Rome. After the chariot races, the gladiatorial
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