Trapani, Italy
1421
Gallipoli, Italy
1629-1696
Venice, Italy
639 AD
Cividale del Friuli, Italy
15th century
Albenga, Italy
c. 1100
Treviso, Italy
1768
Modica, Italy
1702
Chiavari, Italy
1610-1613
Monza, Italy
1300
Pavia, Italy
1488
Taranto, Italy
11th century
Caltanissetta, Italy
1560
Udine, Italy
1236
Vieste, Italy
18th century
Savona, Italy
1559
Lipari, Italy
1131
Lodi, Italy
1158
Mondovì, Italy
1743-1753
Monopoli, Italy
1107
Altamura, Italy
1232-1254
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.