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This is a list of ancient Greek theatres by location. Attica and Athens. Theatre of Dionysus, ... Odeon Amphitheatre, Paphos; Sicily. Theatre of Catania;
Ancient Greek theatres (1 C, 6 P) R. Roman amphitheatres (5 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Amphitheaters" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
An amphitheatre (U.S. English: amphitheater) is an open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports. [2] The term derives from the ancient Greek ἀμφιθέατρον ( amphitheatron ), [ 3 ] from ἀμφί ( amphi ), meaning "on both sides" or "around" [ 4 ] and θέατρον ( théātron ), meaning "place for viewing".
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.
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.
Ancient theatres are long renowned for their excellent acoustics, but it is only recently that scientific analysis of this has taken place. The ERATO project in 2003–2006, [ 71 ] Gade and Angelakis in 2006, [ 72 ] and Psarras et al. in 2013 [ 73 ] used omnidirectional source-receivers to make measured maps of strength, reverberation and clarity.
The Odysseas Elytis Theater in Ios, Greece is an open-air theater of the ancient Greek style designed by the architect Peter Haupt, a professor of architecture at the University of Berlin. Architecture
An event of the Olympus Festival at the ancient theatre. The form of the theatre corresponds to the typical theatre of Greek antiquity. It is an open-air structure that was built in a northeastern direction on the slope of a low, natural (partially heaped) hill.