Théâtres Romains de Fourvière, Lyon

View of the remains of Lyon's main Roman amphitheater and temple foundations. Photo by thefunkyman.

The Théâtres Romains, a Roman theater-odeum-temple complex, is in a park south of the basilica in Lyon.

Lyon's Roman theater is the oldest in France, built by order of Augustus from 17 to 15 BC and expanded during the reign of Hadrian.

The odeum, reserved for musical performances, was once sumptuously decorated. Its orchestra floor still contains mosaics of marble and porphyry.

The third building was a temple dedicated in 160 AD to the goddess Cybele, or Sibella. Only the building's foundations remain.

Sources

1. Frommer's France 2005

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