- The
scaenae frons (classical Latin: [ˈs̠käe̯näe̯ frõːs̠]) is the
elaborately decorated permanent architectural background of a
Roman theatre stage. The...
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referred to the theatre's
scaenae frons as a proscenium, and have even
suggested that the
central archway in the
middle of the
scaenae frons was the inspiration...
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differences depending on the
region in
which they were constructed. The
scaenae frons was a high back wall of the
stage floor,
supported by columns. The...
- the
oldest surviving stage set
still in existence. The full Roman-style
scaenae frons back
screen across the
stage is made from wood and
stucco imitating...
- also has a podium,
which supports the
columns of the
scaenae frons. The
stage building – the
scaenae frons – is
south of the orchestra. It has
three floors...
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reign of
Septimius Severus at the
beginning of the 3rd century, the old
scaenae frons was
replaced by a new, more
monumental one,
organized on
three storeys...
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using an
elaborate backdrop (
scaenae frons), and the
actors performed on the stage, in the
playing space in
front of the
scaenae frons,
called the proscaenium...
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helped to
project sound to the
large audience. The wall, also
known as the
scaenae frons, is the only
architecturally decorated surface throughout the entire...
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still standing today date from the ****enistic period. In
Roman theatres,
scaenae frons ('facade of the skene') is the term for the
elaborately decorated...
- the pillars.
There was a
colonnade of
marble and
porphyry on the
frons scænae,
numerous statues and
quality epigraphic ornaments. The
theatre extends...
