Bernalda, Italy
8th century BCE
Argos-Mykines, Greece
320 BCE
Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts, France
2nd century BCE
Bitola, North Macedonia
c. 350 BCE
Chaniá, Greece
2000-3000 BC
Reggio Calabria, Italy
4th century BCE
Bacoli, Italy
8th century BCE
Malia, Greece
1900 BC
Tindari, Italy
396 BCE
Pylos, Greece
1300 BCE
Corfu, Greece
500 BCE
Corfu, Greece
610 BCE
Thasos, Greece
7th century BCE
Marinella di Selinunte, Italy
7th century BCE
Locri, Italy
5th century BCE
Province of Matera, Italy
6th century BCE
Argos-Mykines, Greece
8th century BCE
Catanzaro, Italy
1st century AD
Marsala, Italy
397 BCE
Argos-Mykines, Greece
5th 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.