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| The tour will take place next Saturday, August 29 at 9:00 pm with small groups of people | The Museum of the Roman Theater proposes to enjoy on Saturday, August 29 at 9:00 p.m., a nightly guided tour, "The Theater under the light of the moon", a tour of the most emblematic work of Augustus in the old Carthago Nova.The trip allows you to experience in first person, in a relaxed atmosphere and with exclusivity, a tour that begins at the Museum of the Roman Theater in the hands of a guide, with a small group of people, discovering the keys to Roman civilization, to lead in the archaeological jewel of the Roman Theater under the moonlight.The museum tour allows the user to bridge a notable difference in elevation between the Port and the Theater, from the sea to the higher elevations the visit culminates with the unexpected appearance of the imposing cavea space.Tickets can be purchased online through the Cartagena Puerto de Culturas website.ITINERARYAlong the way, you will come to room 1, which houses the collection of monumental architecture.

In it, the necessary keys are given to understand the architecture of the theater building, through the exhibition of original pieces, as well as a model and other didactic elements.

The entity of its architectural elements; bases, cornices and above all capitals, make the Cartagena theater a magnificent example of public and monumental architecture from the time of Augustus, whose image presides over the Hall as a benefactor of the city.In room 2 the visitor gets closer to the knowledge of the functions of the Theater in Antiquity, since in addition to its playful function the theater building constitutes the ideal setting for the political and religious propaganda of Augustus himself, personified in the Roman Theater of Cartagena by the two young princes, Gaius and Lucio, who also had to participate in its financing and probably in the choice of its ornamental program.As in other Roman cities, the city's most notable family members, such as the Iunius and Postumios, also participated in its financing.

Contemplating the altars and inscriptions allows visitors to understand the keys to patronage and political promotion in ancient times.The end of the trip culminates with the unexpected appearance of the imposing stands of the Roman Theater in the light of the moon.To request more information, you can contact us by phone: 968 50 00 93 or 968 50 48 02.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena