EVENT ON DISPLAY: THE THEATRE WITHIN URBAN PROCESSIONS OF ROMAN ASIA MINOR

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2025-7

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Köksoy, Zeynep

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As the heartbeat of the Roman way of living, festive events frequently dominated the urban life of Roman cities. Various sacred and secular festivals enlivened the Roman calendar, strengthening the collective experiences. The festivities were significantly integrated with the built environment. Specifically, an urban movement imprinted the cities ephemerally as a part of the festive events to enhance the interaction with the urban landscape: the procession. Carrying the events to the streets, Roman processions moved on defined routes within the cities, connecting specific urban nodes that the processions passed by, passed through, or made a stop. These processional nodes were significant as they acted as nodal stations that accommodated the processions and provided a reciprocal interaction between spectators and participators. In this regard, the theater was also a distinct urban node within the Roman processions, as its urban, spatial, and architectural qualities created a unique spatial atmosphere that amplified the processional experience. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the ancient theatre and its role as a nodal station in Roman processions in Asia Minor, with a focus on social, urban, architectural, and experiential aspects. Examining the theatres of Roman Asia Minor and the ways that they interacted with processions will express how the festive and processional experiences were amplified within these particular nodal stations.

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The Theatre, Roman Processions, Urban Movement, Roman Asia Minor

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/115148

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis