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In Roman times the cavea were the subterranean cells in which wild animals were confined before the combats in the Roman arena or amphitheatre. The ''cavea'' also refers to the seating sections of Roman theatres. The cavea is traditionally organised in three horizontal sections, corresponding to the social class of the spectators:〔(Roman Architecture )〕 *The ''ima cavea'' is the lowest part of the cavea and the one directly surrounding the orchestra. It was usually preserved for the upper echelons of society. *The ''media cavea'' directly follows the ''ima cavea'' and was open to the general public, though mostly reserved for men. *The ''summa cavea'' is the highest section and was usually open to women and children. The ''cavea'' was further divided vertically into ''cunei''. A ''cuneus'' (Latin for "wedge"; plural, ''cunei'') was a wedge-shaped division separated by the ''scalae'' or stairways. ==See also== * Roman theatre 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「cavea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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