Berlin, Germany
2003
Untertürkheim, Germany
1820-1824
Nuremberg, Germany
1517-1520
Weimar, Germany
1823-1828
Greifswald, Germany
c. 1260
Hamburg, Germany
1877
Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany
10th century
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
c. 616 BC
Wenningstedt-Braderup, Germany
3000 BC
Degernau, Germany
Bronze Age
Wadern, Germany
2nd 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.