Sparta, Greece
7t
Sparta, Greece
1400 BCE
Zakros, Greece
1900 BC
Troizinia-Methana, Greece
7th century BCE
Corfu, Greece
600 BCE
Noto, Italy
8th century BCE
Kritsa, Greece
400-300 BC
Syracuse, Italy
402-397 BCE
Gela, Italy
8th century BCE
Achaea, Greece
1300 BCE
Embonas, Greece
3000-1000 BCE
Corinth, Greece
2000 BCE
Poros, Greece
520 BCE
Arcadia, Greece
4th century BCE
Capo Colonna, Italy
480-440 BCE
Vai, Greece
700 BC
Augusta, Italy
728 BCE
Aidone, Italy
5th century BCE
San Giuseppe Jato, Italy
6th century BC
Lemnos, Greece
500 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.