Riomaggiore, Italy
11th century
Monreale, Italy
1172-1267
Palermo, Italy
1143
Syracuse, Italy
7th century AD
Rome, Italy
311-314 AD
Palermo, Italy
1185
Turin, Italy
1645
Tivoli, Italy
Italian Renaissance (1550)
Caserta, Italy
1752
Matera, Italy
7000 BCE
Verona, Italy
1354
Monterosso al Mare, Italy
11th century
Rome, Italy
1583
Cefalù, Italy
1131-1240
Rome, Italy
6th century BC
Piazza Armerina, Italy
4th century AD
Verona, Italy
0-100 AD
Vernazza, Italy
11th century
Milan, Italy
1463
Verona, Italy
100 BC
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.