Rocchicella, Italy
453 BCE
Sambuca di Sicilia, Italy
5th century BCE
Grumento Nova, Italy
3rd century BCE
Priolo Gargallo, Italy
1400-1300 BCE
Perfugas, Italy
1300 BCE
Olbia, Italy
1400-1200 BCE
Monasterace, Italy
7th century BCE
Santa Teresa Gallura, Italy
1400-1000 BCE
Codrongianos, Italy
1800-1400 BCE
Paludi, Italy
9th century BCE
Ascoli Satriano, Italy
1st century AD
Porto Venere, Italy
1st century BCE
Buscemi, Italy
644 BCE
Lentini, Italy
5th century BC
Caltanissetta, Italy
6th century BCE
Caltanissetta, Italy
2300 BCE
Alcamo, Italy
7th century BCE
San Cataldo, Italy
1700-1300 BCE
Prizzi, Italy
7th century BCE
Palmi, Italy
4th century 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.