Split, Croatia
4th century AD
Termini Imerese, Italy
2nd century BCE
Dalheim, Luxembourg
100-200 AD
Mamer, Luxembourg
0-200 AD
Rome, Italy
144-140 BCE
Blankenheim, Germany
1st century AD
Varaždinske Toplice, Croatia
0-300 AD
Lienz, Austria
50 BC
Patti, Italy
2nd century AD
Pleven, Bulgaria
4th century AD
Thénac, France
1st century AD
Rodange, Luxembourg
0-100 BC
Tholey, Germany
1st century AD
Mendigorría, Spain
1st century BCE
Córdoba, Spain
3000-2000 BCE
Albenga, Italy
2nd century AD
Omišalj, Croatia
1st century AD
Grumento Nova, Italy
3rd century BCE
Koerich, Luxembourg
0-100 AD
Steinsel, Luxembourg
0-300 AD
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.