Lipari, Italy
4th century BCE
Argos-Mykines, Greece
4th century BCE
Elis, Greece
4th century BCE
Catanzaro, Italy
4th century BCE
Thasos, Greece
6th century BCE
Thasos, Greece
6th century BCE
Cattolica Eraclea, Italy
6th century BCE
Corfu, Greece
580 BCE
Termini Imerese, Italy
5th century BC
Ierapetra, Greece
1700 BC
Kandanos Selinos, Greece
400 BC
Lecc, Italy
8th century BCE
East Mani, Greece
5th century BCE
Tusa, Italy
403 BCE
Agrigento, Italy
480 BCE
Cassano all'Ionio, Italy
720 BCE
Ithaki, Greece
1300 BCE
Vittoria, Italy
599 BCE
Arcadia, Greece
7th century BCE
Policoro, Italy
432 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.