The Theatre of Pompey, also known by other names, was a structure in Ancient Rome built during the latter part of the Roman Republican era by Pompey the Great. Completed in 55 BC, it was the first per
Graphic of modern Rome in grey and the white overlay of the theatre
1911 illustration of Theatre of Pompey originally constructed on the Campus Martius
The temples in the "Sacred Area"
Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator, was assassinated on the Ides of March, 44 BC, by a group of senators during a Senate session at the Curia of Pompey, located within the Theatre of Pompey in Rome. Th
Theatre of Pompey
…a number of temples and halls that satisfied the requirements for their formal meetings. The curia is infamous as the place where Julius Caesar was assassinated by Brutus and Cassius during a session of the Senate on 15 March 44 BC. The Theatre of Pompey had a number of names in Latin. Theatrum Pompeii was most…
The Death of Julius Caesar (1806)
Possible bust of Julius Caesar, posthumous portrait in marble, 44–30 BC
An anachronistic illustration by Johannes Zainer [de], c. 1474