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What was the Maritime Theatre at Hadrian’s Villa?
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Hadrian
White marble statue of the Roman emperor Hadrian, from an excavation at Sagalassos in southwest Turkey.
The Maritime Theatre is a notable structure located within Hadrian’s Villa, the emperor's expansive countryside palace in Tivoli.
Architecturally, it is described as a circular "villa within a villa." The structure is distinguished by its isolation from the main grounds of the palace, as it is surrounded by a moat.1