Rome, Italy
200-100 BC
Lecce, Italy
2nd century AD
Naples, Italy
400-500 BCE
Turin, Italy
13 BCE
Piazza Armerina, Italy
4th century AD
Verona, Italy
0-100 AD
Syracuse, Italy
5th century BC
Milan, Italy
300-400 AD
Syracuse, Italy
5th century BC
Rome, Italy
212-127 AD
Capaccio Paestum, Italy
550-450 BCE
Tivoli, Italy
c. 128 AD
Syracuse, Italy
6th century BCE
Catania, Italy
2nd century AD
Milan, Italy
c. 291 AD
Rome, Italy
38 AD
Catania, Italy
1st century AD
Torre Annunziata, Italy
100-0 BCE
Calatafimi-Segesta, Italy
420 BCE
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy
-31 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.