Tusa, Italy
403 BCE
Agrigento, Italy
480 BCE
Olmedo, Italy
2500-2000 BCE
Cassano all'Ionio, Italy
720 BCE
Rome, Italy
226 AD
Vittoria, Italy
599 BCE
Policoro, Italy
432 BCE
Noto, Italy
8th century BCE
Giave, Italy
800-500 BCE
Termini Imerese, Italy
2nd century BCE
Campobello di Mazara, Italy
559 BC
Gela, Italy
333 BCE
Rome, Italy
4th century AD
Syracuse, Italy
6th century BCE
Rome, Italy
144-140 BCE
Patti, Italy
2nd century AD
Grammichele, Italy
5th century BCE
Tempio Pausania, Italy
1500 BCE
Mores, Italy
2000 BCE
Albenga, Italy
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.