Ajaccio, France
1492
Villefranche-sur-Mer, France
1554-1567
Verdun, France
1380
Péronne, France
1209
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
14th century
Douaumont, France
1890s
Perpignan, France
1276-1309
Les Andelys, France
1196
Saint-Front-sur-Lémance, France
15th century
Reims, France
1880-1883
Valençay, France
1540
Monts, France
1499-1508
Nérac, France
15th century
Bastia, France
14th century
Ambleteuse, France
17th century
Tours, France
11th century
Le Lude, France
13th century
Brissac-Quincé, France
11th century
Saint-Tropez, France
16th century
Belcastel, France
9th century 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.