Location:

Situated at Kom ? El Daka area in Alexandria opposite the main railway station.

Explanation

It was discovered in 1960 when they were removing the remains of an old Napoleonic fort. It was built in the 1st or 2nd century A.D. and it went through various stages of alterations.

The Theatre consists of an auditorium and Skena, between them there was the place of the Orchestra. It has Inscriptions suggest that it was sometimes also used for wrestling contests. The theatre stood with thirteen semi-circular tiers of white marble that was imported from Europe. Its columns are of green marble imported from Asia Minor, and red granite imported from Aswan