Marsala, Italy
397 BCE
Arzachena, Italy
1300-800 BCE
Naples, Italy
1st century BCE
Bacoli, Italy
27 BCE - 14 AD
Syracuse, Italy
1st century AD
Noto, Italy
8th century BCE
Barletta, Italy
6th century BCE
Noto, Italy
4th century AD
Syracuse, Italy
402-397 BCE
Venosa, Italy
c. 100 AD
Gela, Italy
8th century BCE
Sessa Aurunca, Italy
1st century AD
Rome, Italy
306-312
Tempio Pausania, Italy
1800-1400 BCE
Capo di Ponte, Italy
7000 BCE
Capo Colonna, Italy
480-440 BCE
Serravalle Scrivia, Italy
191 BCE
Conza della Campania, Italy
3rd century BCE
Castelseprio, Italy
4th century AD
Villanova Monteleone, Italy
1800 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.