Monreale, Italy
1172-1267
Palermo, Italy
1143
Catania, Italy
1711
Syracuse, Italy
7th century AD
Taormina, Italy
3rd century BCE
Palermo, Italy
1185
Palermo, Italy
11th century
Cefalù, Italy
1131-1240
Piazza Armerina, Italy
4th century AD
Syracuse, Italy
5th century BC
Syracuse, Italy
5th century BC
Messina, Italy
1197
Syracuse, Italy
6th century BCE
Calatafimi-Segesta, Italy
420 BCE
Catania, Italy
1558
Syracuse, Italy
3rd century BCE
Catania, Italy
1239-1250
Calatafimi-Segesta, Italy
3rd century BCE
Provincia di Agrigento, Italy
500 BCE
Erice, Italy
12th century
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.