Bergamo, Italy
11th century
Zadar, Croatia
9th century AD
Cremona, Italy
1167
Mantua, Italy
11th century
Brescia, Italy
11th century
Mosta, Malta
1833-1871
Rome, Italy
468-483
Muruzábal, Spain
12th century
Rome, Italy
4th century AD
Rijeka, Croatia
1638
Gudhjem, Denmark
ca. 1160
Faaborg, Denmark
12th century
Bowmore, United Kingdom
1767
Almenno San Bartolomeo, Italy
11th century
Öskü, Hungary
11th century
Stockholm, Sweden
12th century
Rønne, Denmark
12th century
Stockholm, Sweden
12th century
Allinge, Denmark
12th century
Aakirkeby, Denmark
ca. 1165
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.