Sofia, Bulgaria
3rd century AD
Nyon, Switzerland
45 BC
Ohrid, North Macedonia
200 BCE
Trier, Germany
0-200 AD
Thessaloniki, Greece
2nd century AD
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
-31 BCE
Avenches, Switzerland
2th century AD
Istanbul, Turkey
373 AD
Sarandë, Albania
27 BCE - 14 AD
Trieste, Italy
100-0 BC
Como, Italy
0-100 AD
Salamanca, Spain
0-100 AD
Rome, Italy
115 BC
Carpentras, France
1st century AD
Rome, Italy
c. 220 AD
Newport, United Kingdom
90 AD
Petronell-Carnuntum, Austria
50 AD
Calatafimi-Segesta, Italy
3rd century BCE
Pula, Croatia
29-27 BC
Newport, United Kingdom
75 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.