Simitthu Roman theater

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Tom Elliott

Last modified Dec 19, 2025 01:49 PM — History

The Roman theater at Simitthu, an ancient Roman-Berber town in northwestern Tunisia.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/913408588

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
36.4915299147, 8.57182133364

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Roman theater (30 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

None

Simitthu Roman theater makes connections with:

Simitthu Roman theater located at Simitthu (unspecified date range)

Simitthu Roman theater receives connections from:

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Place type:
theatre, theater

References:

See Further:

Wikipedia (English) Chemtou

Related:

Wikidata Theatre of Chemtou (Q42754548)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Simitthu Roman theater: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/913408588> [accessed: 08 February 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/913408588 |title=Places: 913408588 (Simitthu Roman theater) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=February 8, 2026 8:57 am |publisher=Pleiades}}