Sommières, France
11th century
Najac, France
1253
Mornas, France
12th century
Mazères, France
1306
Strasbourg, France
c. 1750
Mayenne, France
778 AD
Commequiers, France
14th century
La Brède, France
1306
Acquigny, France
1557
Plédéliac, France
c. 1220
Pons, France
1623
La Brigue, France
1376-1379
Nice, France
1557-1560
Ferrette, France
12th century
Le Grand-Pressigny, France
12th century
Lavardin, France
11th century
Montreuil-sur-Mer, France
16th century
Île-d'Aix, France
1800
Gisors, France
1095
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France
1302
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.