Explore the historic highlights of Syracuse
Syracuse, Italy
7th century AD
Syracuse, Italy
5th century BC
Syracuse, Italy
12th century
Syracuse, Italy
5th century BC
Syracuse, Italy
1397
Syracuse, Italy
6th century BCE
Syracuse, Italy
3rd century BCE
Syracuse, Italy
1232-1240
Syracuse, Italy
1st century AD
Syracuse, Italy
1886
Syracuse, Italy
c. 1100
Syracuse, Italy
1st century AD
Syracuse, Italy
1st century AD
Syracuse, Italy
402-397 BCE
Syracuse, Italy
212 BCE
Syracuse, Italy
3rd century AD
Syracuse, Italy
1943
Syracuse, Italy
6th century BCE
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens. It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped theater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000. It lasted intact until it was destroyed and left in ruins by the Heruli in 267 AD.
The audience stands and the orchestra (stage) were restored using Pentelic marble in the 1950s. Since then it has been the main venue of the Athens Festival, which runs from May through October each year, featuring a variety of acclaimed Greek as well as International performances.