Solin, Croatia
2nd century AD
Durrës, Albania
2nd century AD
Mainz, Germany
1st century AD
Medellín, Spain
1st century BCE
Arles, France
4th century AD
Brescia, Italy
73 AD
Augst, Switzerland
44 BC
Varna, Bulgaria
2nd century AD
Alcántara, Spain
104 AD
Rome, Italy
38 AD
Vaison-la-Romaine, France
0-100 AD
Fier, Albania
588 BCE
Solin, Croatia
7th century BCE
Benevento, Italy
114-117
Seville, Spain
68-65 BCE
Rome, Italy
Early Roman
Trier, Germany
100-200 AD
Rome, Italy
c. 100 AD
Schwarzenacker, Germany
1st century AD
Arlon, Belgium
200-300 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.