Roxburghshire, United Kingdom
12th century
Roxburghshire, United Kingdom
1136
Dunfermline, United Kingdom
1128-1150
Kirkwall, United Kingdom
1137
Yarmouth, United Kingdom
1635
Glasgow, United Kingdom
1814
Roslin, United Kingdom
15th century
Elgin, United Kingdom
1224
Tenby, United Kingdom
15th century
St Andrews, United Kingdom
15th century
Cardiff, United Kingdom
12th century
Peel, United Kingdom
11th century
Caernarfon, United Kingdom
14th century
Scone, United Kingdom
c. 1120
Armagh, United Kingdom
13th century
Glasgow, United Kingdom
1871
Berwickshire, United Kingdom
1150
Londonderry, United Kingdom
1633
Gibraltar, United Kingdom
1810
Newport, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
1854-1855
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.