Theater of Dionysus

Theater of Dionysus

ca. 350 BCE

1817

Single Built Works

Greece (nation)

Athens (inhabited place)

Late Classical

amphitheaters (built works)

Dionysus (Greek deity)

Aerial view of the Theatre of Dionysus, cut into the southern cliff face of the Acropolis and believed to be the first theatre ever built, with scaenae. "Cavea with stone seats facing a stage building which extended the width of the orchestra ... It is believed that musical and theatrical performances took place in the Agora until the 5th century B.C. when supposedly the ikria (bleachers) there collapsed. According to Travlos, the 5th century B.C. theater was simple and consisted of a small number of stone and wooden benches on the hillside and a small semi-circular terrace as the orchestra. Lykourgos is thought to be responsible for the 4th century B.C. form of the theater, which is the general form of the theater today (although there have been later alterations and additions). A peribolos wall was added to the sanctuary in the 4th century B.C.,"--Perseus Digital Library.

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