Elis, Greece
8th century BCE
Lindos, Greece
10th century BCE
Athens, Greece
144 AD
Syracuse, Italy
5th century BC
Argos-Mykines, Greece
1600-1100 BCE
Rhodes, Greece
3rd century BCE
Capaccio Paestum, Italy
550-450 BCE
Corinth, Greece
9th century BCE
Epidaurus, Greece
4th century BCE
Syracuse, Italy
6th century BCE
Nesebar, Bulgaria
6th century BCE
Marseille, France
6th century BCE
Athens, Greece
2700 BCE
Calatafimi-Segesta, Italy
420 BCE
Ohrid, North Macedonia
200 BCE
Syracuse, Italy
3rd century BCE
Taranto, Italy
6th
Athens, Greece
c. 116 AD
Lindos, Greece
4th century BCE
Calatafimi-Segesta, Italy
3rd century BCE
The ancient Argos Theater was built in 320 BC. and is located in Argos, Greece against Larissa Hill. Nearby from this site is Agora, Roman Odeon, and the Baths of Argos. The theater is one of the largest architectural developments in Greece and was renovated in ca 120 AD.
The Hellenistic theater at Argos is cut into the hillside of the Larisa, with 90 steps up a steep incline, forming a narrow rectilinear cavea. Among the largest theaters in Greece, it held about 20,000 spectators and is divided by two landings into three horizontal sections. Staircases further divide the cavea into four cunei, corresponding to the tribes of Argos A high wall was erected to prevent unauthorized access into the theatron and may have helped the acoustics, but it is said the sound quality is still very good today.
Around 120 CE, both theaters were renovated in the Roman style.