Roman Amphitheater of Side (2nd century AD) Turkey.

The Theater lies on the narrowest part of the peninsula and the central side of the Side. It has not yet been argued an earlier phase of the building. Although the theater plan has a Hellenistic tradition, the building has a Roman architectural tradition in structure. Te first part up to Diazoma (the passage between the seats) of the Cavea (seats) lies on a hill and rest of the Cavea lav on the vaults. The Theater of Side is a unique example in this way of structure Skenae Frons has a three storey colonnade facade. The facade decoration has a characteristic of Antonine Period. In the first storey can be seen the Dionysos Friese. In the frieze, life of Dionysos, the god of wine and the theater, describing chronologically from wes to the east and the finishing part has Gygantomakhia the east and the finishing part has Gygantomakhia imagery. The façade of the Skenae Frons decorated with the architectural decorations and the statues. The building dated to 2nd. century A.D. and in the 3rd century
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