Seville, Spain
1st century BCE
Athens, Greece
132 AD
Catania, Italy
2nd century AD
Rome, Italy
10th century BC
Segovia, Spain
50 BCE
Málaga, Spain
100-0 BCE
Rome, Italy
13 BC
Rome, Italy
28 BC
Sofia, Bulgaria
4th century AD
Sofia, Bulgaria
3rd century AD
Athens, Greece
19-11 BC
Rome, Italy
120-80 BC
Rome, Italy
300-400 BC
Rome, Italy
200-100 BC
Córdoba, Spain
1st century BCE
Gijón, Spain
0-100 AD
Mérida, Spain
8 BCE
A Coruña, Spain
2nd century AD
Mérida, Spain
16-15 BCE
Athens, Greece
131-132 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.