Villanova Monteleone, Italy
3500 BCE
Pagliarone, Italy
1943
Putifigari, Italy
3200-2600 BCE
Syracuse, Italy
1943
Province of Sassari, Italy
3000 BCE
Alghero, Italy
2000-3000 BCE
Provincia di Sassari, Italy
1600-1300 BC
Ossi, Italy
3200-2800 BCE
Villanova Monteleone, Italy
1800-1400 BCE
Thiesi, Italy
3200-2800 BCE
Ittireddu, Italy
3200-2800 BCE
Marciana, Italy
400 BC
Chiaramonti, Italy
3200 BCE
Ittiri, Italy
3000 BCE
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.