Ancient theatre in Naples, Italy, now incorporated into later buildings. The theatre was first built in the 1st century BC and was in use for several hundred years. In circa AD 64, the Roman emperor Nero performed here. According to Tacitus: "In the year of the consulship of Caius Læcanius and Marcus Licinius a yet keener impulse urged Nero to show himself frequently on the public stage. Hitherto he had sung in private houses or gardens, during the Juvenile games, but these he now despised, as b

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