Roman Theatre, Zaragoza

The Roman Theater of Zaragoza is a Roman theatre in the Roman colonia of Caesaraugusta –present-day Zaragoza, Spain–, in the Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis [1]. The construction of the Roman theater of Caesaraugusta began in the early 1st century during the reign of the Roman Emperor Tiberius [1]. It was completed under the rule of Emperor Claudius by the mid-1st century AD [1]. Covering an area of 7,000 square meters (with a diameter of 106 meters), it ranks as one of the largest theaters in Roman Hispania [1]. The facade was adorned with ashlar blocks in the 'opus quadratum' style, rising to an external height of three stories and twenty-two meters [1]. The theater's decline began in the 3rd century when stones were repurposed to fortify the city walls and other constructions [1]. Over the years, the theater was buried beneath subsequent constructions [1]. It remained obscured until the 1970s when excavations brought it back into the light [1].