Theater Cavea 1

View looking west at the western portion of cavea (seating sections) of the theater at Perge. In the foreground is the orchestra area. Proceeding upward note beyond the orchestra area the remnants of the later wall that protected spectators from the animals and combatants when the orchestra functioned as an arena. Above the orchestra "wall" sections of the lower cavea are visible, above them is the belt/walkway (diazoma) that separated the lower cavea from a higher portion, and then the arches (that probably led into a protective walkway) at the top of the upper cavea—compare the one at Aspendos.