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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; Theatre of ...
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 Odeon of Herodes Atticus (Greek: Ωδείο Ηρώδου του Αττικού; also called Herodeion or Herodion; [1] Greek: Ηρώδειο) is a stone Roman theatre [2] structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. The building was completed in AD 161 and then renovated in 1950.
The Masks of Menander: Sign and Meaning in Greek and Roman Performance, Cambridge, 1991. Wiles, David. Mask and Performance in Greek Tragedy: from ancient festival to modern experimentation, Cambridge, 1997. Wise, Jennifer, Dionysus Writes: The Invention of Theatre in Ancient Greece, Ithaca 1998. review
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".
This is a list of amphitheatres in use today with a capacity of at least 1,000. ... Greece: Argolis: Epidaurus: Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus: Greek theatre 14,000
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 ] ).
Central Greece: 1987 393; i, ii, iii, iv, vi (cultural) Delphi, located at the foot of Mount Parnassus, was the site of the Temple of Apollo, a Panhellenic sanctuary, and in Greek view the "navel of the world" (the Omphalos). Pythia, the oracle, resided in the temple, receiving pilgrims from all Greece. In the 6th century BCE, Delphi was seen ...