FLORENCE, ITALY – Archeologists in Florence, Italy, uncover a corridor in the Roman theatre under Palazzo Vecchio. The “Vomitorium” served 15,000 ancient theatre-goers.
The latest find at the site in the centre of the Tuscan capital includes the original painted stone pavements along which spectators used to walk from the outer circle of the theatre to the orchestra pit, which already had been excavated during previous digs.
Also discovered were well shafts going as deep as more than 10 metres below the current surface of Florence. The Roman theatre was built originally for use by an audience of some 7,000 people but at the height of its popularity in the first and second centuries AD as many as 10,000-15,000 spectators are believed to have packed in to enjoy performances there.
The new archeological investigation are carried out during the works for the construction of the new ticket office of the Museum of Palazzo Vecchio. Other investigations were carried out at the end of the 1990’s with full-scale excavations taking place between 2004 and 2010.
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