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Ancient Greek theatre in Delos. The theatron was the seating area, built into a hill to create a natural viewing space. The first seats in Greek theatres (other than just sitting on the ground) were wooden, but around 499 BC, the practice of inlaying stone blocks into the side of the hill to create permanent, stable seating became more common.
This is a list of ancient Greek theatres by location. Attica and Athens. Theatre of Dionysus, Athens; Theatre of Thorikos, East Attica; Odeon of Athens, Athens;
The Theatre of Thorikos (Greek: Αρχαίο Θέατρο Θορικού), situated north of Lavrio, was an ancient Greek theater in the demos of Thorikos in Attica, Greece. . It holds the distinction of being the world's oldest known theater, [1] [2] dating back to its construction around 525–480 BC.
With the appearance of the New Athenian School (or Palamian), in the late 19th century, and the central figure of Kostis Palamas, the use of Demotic Greek became more acceptable. However, in 1903, a translation by the Royal Theatre of Aeschylus' Oresteia into the spoken Greek language (not Katharevousa) provoked protests by conservative students.
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View of the Theatre and Sanctuary of Dionysus from the west. The Theatre of Dionysus [1] (or Theatre of Dionysos, Greek: Θέατρο του Διονύσου) is an ancient Greek theatre in Athens. It is built on the south slope of the Acropolis hill, originally part of the sanctuary of Dionysus Eleuthereus (Dionysus the Liberator [2]).
The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus is a theatre in the Greek city of Epidaurus, located on the southeast end of the sanctuary dedicated to the ancient Greek God of medicine, Asclepius. It is built on the west side of Cynortion Mountain, near modern Lygourio , and belongs to the Epidaurus Municipality .
The Theatre of Palaia Epidavros (Greek: Θέατρο Αρχαίας Πόλεως Επιδαύρου), also known as the Small Theatre of Epidauros, is an ancient Greek theatre, located on the slope of the acropolis of the ancient city of Epidaurus, Greece, near the present-day village of Palaia Epidavros. [1] [2] View of the Small Theatre of ...