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
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
A Coruña, Spain
2nd century AD
Athens, Greece
131-132 AD
Zadar, Croatia
1st century AD
Córdoba, Spain
206 BCE
Lecce, Italy
2nd century AD
Naples, Italy
400-500 BCE
Turin, Italy
13 BCE
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens. It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped theater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000. It lasted intact until it was destroyed and left in ruins by the Heruli in 267 AD.
The audience stands and the orchestra (stage) were restored using Pentelic marble in the 1950s. Since then it has been the main venue of the Athens Festival, which runs from May through October each year, featuring a variety of acclaimed Greek as well as International performances.