The Triangular Forum takes its name from the unusual shape of the site. The forum sits on the edge of a spur of ancient lava and was probably laid out during the Samnite period to enhance the setting of the Doric Temple
Amphitheatre
An impressive structure, the amphitheatre measures approximately 135 x 104 metres and could hold about 20,000 people. It is the earliest surviving permanent amphitheatre in Italy, and is therefore particularly important in providing a picture of this type of typically Roman architecture.
The Central Baths lie at the intersection of two of Pompeii's main streets, Via Stabianaand Via di Nola and occupy the whole of the interior of the insula. The baths were built within the framework of urban renewal carried out after the earthquake of AD62. The design followed the latest thinking in contemporary bathing practices, letting in more light to the interior and providing more exercise space outside. The most obvious feature in the layout of the Central Baths is that it had only a single set of bathing rooms as shown in the plan opposite. This may mean that the baths were for men only or that women might have had access to the baths at certain hours.
The Forum baths were built in the early years of the Roman colony from public funds by the duovir Lucius Caesius and the aediles Caius Occius and Lucius Niraemius.
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The layout of the baths appears to be based on the older Stabian Baths. The complex was divided into two separate parts with the central furnace or praefurnium providing hot water and steam to both.
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The layout of the baths appears to be based on the older Stabian Baths. The complex was divided into two separate parts with the central furnace or praefurnium providing hot water and steam to both.
The Gladiators barracks were a large four sided colonnade stands behind the stage of the Large Theatre and is connected to it according to the format laid down by Vitruvius to provide a porticoed area in which the audience could walk and converse during the intervals between performances. This example is one of the oldest known in Italy and dates from the 1st century BC.
Large Theatre
The Large Theatre, from the character of its construction, dates in its original form from the end of the 3rd century BC.During the Augustan period the theatre was extensively restored and enlarged under the auspices of the brothers Marcus Holconius Rufus and Marcus Holconius Celer as testified in the many inscriptions found throughout the building.