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The Roman theatre of Salamis in Cyprus was built during the reign of Augustus (beginning of 1st century CE) and completed during the years of Trajan and Hadrian (beginning of 2nd century CE). It originally had 50 rows of seats (just 18 remain) and held over 15,000 spectators.
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Raddato, C. (2016, January 10). Roman Theatre of Salamis, Cyprus. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/4383/
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