Theatre or arena
Odeon at Kom el-Dikka
Odeon at Kom el-Dikka: theatre or arena of the ancient world (Alexandria, Egypt).
Theatre or arenaKind
Late AntiquityFirst recorded · AD 300 – AD 640
Late AntiquityLast recorded · AD 300 – AD 640
AlexandriaNearest town · 1.4 km
On the map
Position: 31.1947, 29.9041
Through the eras
Before 750 BC
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC
Roman period30 BC – AD 300
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 640✓
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 1453
About the site
The Odeon at Kom el-Dikka, used both for entertainment and academic functions, was built in the center of ancient Alexandria in the fourth century CE and rebuilt between the end of the fifth and beginning of the sixth century CE.
Other ancient sites nearby
Kom el-DikkaAqueduct or baths · Roman period – Late Antiquity
0.1 kmCaesareum of AlexandriaTemple or sanctuary · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
0.7 kmAlexandriaSettlement · Before 750 BC – Middle Ages
0.9 kmPompey's pillarArchaeological site · Roman period
1.6 kmSerapeum of AlexandriaTemple or sanctuary · Hellenistic period – Roman period
1.6 kmCatacombs of Kom el ShoqafaTomb or cemetery · Hellenistic period – Roman period
2.1 kmChatby NecropolisTomb or cemetery · Hellenistic period
2.2 kmPharosBridge, station or port · Hellenistic period – Late Antiquity
2.8 kmIuliopolis / NikopolisSettlement · Roman period
6.1 km