Entrammes, France
2nd century AD
Kistanje, Croatia
1st century BCE
Nehren, Germany
4th century AD
Kula, Bulgaria
3rd century AD
East Mani, Greece
5th century BCE
Fréjus, France
c. 50 AD
Gerolfingen, Germany
100-200 AD
Winterthur, Switzerland
around 4 BC
Tawern, Germany
1st century AD
Dellach, Austria
1st century BCE
Rome, Italy
226 AD
Montcaret, France
1st century AD
Arras, France
15 BC
Köngen, Germany
100 AD
Mezdra, Bulgaria
3rd century AD
Baena, Spain
1st century BCE
Bern, Switzerland
1st century BCE
Portmán, Spain
1st century BCE
San Roque, Spain
940 BCE
Pula, Croatia
100-0 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.