Le Mont-Saint-Michel, France
709 AD
Paris, France
1014
Fontevraud-l'Abbaye, France
1110
Moissac, France
11th century
Seine-Saint-Denis, France
12th century
Gordes, France
1148
Caen, France
1067
Bouconville-Vauclair, France
1134
Marseille, France
11th century
Jumièges, France
654 AD
Arras, France
667 AD
Narbonne, France
1093
Lyon, France
1956-1960
Ottrott, France
690 AD
Paimpol, France
1202
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
11th century
Remiremont, France
1051
Saintes, France
1047
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, France
14th century
Auxerre, France
9th century
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.