Theater at Epidauros

Theater at Epidauros

ca. 350-300 BCE

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Polykleitos

Bugbee, Gordon (photograph)

Greek

Single Built Works

Greece (nation)

Epídhavros (deserted settlement)

Late Classical

amphitheaters (built works)

caveae

scaenae

View of the skene and cavea at the theater at Epidauros in Greece. "Cavea, orchestra and skene. A round orchestra defined by a low curb with an altar stone in the center. A paved depression between the orchestra and the cavea was a used as an ambulatory. The cavea of 55 rows of seats was divided vertically by 13 staircases reached through the doors at either end of the scene building. The diazoma divided the cavea into 21 upper, steeper rows of seats and 34 lower rows. The lowest row of seats had back supports and was reserved for honored guests ... Designed by Polykleitos the Younger, in the 4th century B.C., the seats were wide enough to allow those sitting in the upper rows to rest their feet on the lower seats without touching the persons below. Originally seating 6,210, the expansion of 21 rows above the diazoma allowed the theater to accommodate about 14,000. The best preserved theater in Greece, with unparalleled acoustics. Modern performances are held here,"--Perseus Digital Library.

stone (worked rock)

Orchestra diameter: ca. 21.5 meters

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