theater was built for Hadrian, the Roman emperor, who was visiting the Balkan cities. The decoration of the Roman theater was on the highest level, comparable to the best in the world from that time. Ivan Mikulčić writes that in the 1000 years of the ancient period, there is no building that has reached the refined level of art as in the Roman theater in Scupi. Nikola Vulić claims that the theater in Scupi is larger than the one in Stobi, and Duje Rendić-Miočević claim that is the largest on the territory of modern North Macedonia. The theater was used only for theater performances, comedies and tragedies. There is no architectural proof that the theater was used for gladiator games as it is the case in the theater in Stobi. See also Tabula Peutingeriana (image; Scupi marked as a city on the Peutinger table) Stobi Heraclea Lyncestis Nikola Vulić References Sources Koraćević, Dušanka (2002) Scupi. Skopje: Museum of the city of Skopje Procopius. (1940). The Buildings, Book IV (Part 1). Retrieved from the website. External links Inscriptions de la Mésie supérieure Cities in ancient Illyria Moesia Moesia Superior Dardania (Roman province) Coloniae (Roman) Roman sites in North Macedonia Former populated places in the Balkans