Enna, Italy
10th century AD
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1st century AD
Palermo, Italy
12th century
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1599
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12th century
Palazzolo Acreide, Italy
663 BCE
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17th century
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9th century AD
Tindari, Italy
396 BCE
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12th century
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7th century BCE
Salemi, Italy
c. 1077
Sortino, Italy
13th century BCE
Marsala, Italy
397 BCE
Aidone, Italy
5th century BCE
Termini Imerese, Italy
5th century BC
Mussomeli, Italy
1370
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.