Ancient Greek theatre in Delos

This is a list of ancient Greek theatres by location.

Attica and Athens

Continental Greece and Euboea

Thessaly and Epirus

Macedonia and Thrace

Peloponnese

The ancient theatre of Sikyon

Aegean Islands

The ancient theater of Hephaistia

Magna Graecia

Cyprus

Sicily

Remains discovered

NameDateAncient townCavea diameter (metres)CoordinatesImage
Theatre of Agira c. 4th century BC Agyrion (Ἀγύριον) around 90 37°39′15″N 14°31′23″E / 37.654246°N 14.523125°E / 37.654246; 14.523125
Theatre of Akragas End of the 3rd century BC [1] Akragas (Ἀκράγας) 100[2] 37°17′46″N 13°35′27″E / 37.295975°N 13.590868°E / 37.295975; 13.590868
Theatre of Akrai 2nd century BC[3] Akrai (Ἄκραι) 37.5 37°03′27″N 14°53′41″E / 37.057554°N 14.894670°E / 37.057554; 14.894670
Theatre of Catania End of the 5th century BC (as Alcibiades held a consultation there during the Athenian Expedition to Sicily[4][5] Katane (Κατάνη) 98 (after being rebuilt by the Romans) 37°30′10″N 15°05′01″E / 37.502817°N 15.083602°E / 37.502817; 15.083602
Theatre of Helorus 4th-3rd centuries BC[3] Eloro (Έλωρος) 36°50′28″N 15°06′20″E / 36.841162°N 15.105568°E / 36.841162; 15.105568
Theatre of Heraclea Minoa End of the 4th century BC - start of the 3rd century BC[3] Heraclea Minoa (Ἡράκλεια Μινῴα) 50.6 37°23′40″N 13°16′50″E / 37.394388°N 13.280578°E / 37.394388; 13.280578
Theatre of Halaesa 2nd century BC[6] Halaesa (Ἄλαισα) 77 37°59′59″N 14°15′43″E / 37.999596°N 14.262040°E / 37.999596; 14.262040
Theatre of Hippana 350-300 BC (destroyed 258 BC) Hippana (Ἱππάνα) 52 37°42′08″N 13°26′14″E / 37.702251°N 13.437148°E / 37.702251; 13.437148
Theatre of Monte Jato 4th century BC[7] Iaitas (Ἰεταί) 67.9 37°58′03″N 13°11′52″E / 37.967558°N 13.197908°E / 37.967558; 13.197908
Theatre of Morgantina 350-325 BC[8] Morgantina (Μοργάντιον) 57.5 37°25′48″N 14°28′45″E / 37.430049°N 14.479298°E / 37.430049; 14.479298
Theatre of Segesta Mid 4th century BC or 2nd century BC[9] Segesta (Ἕγεστα) 63 37°56′28″N 12°50′38″E / 37.940998°N 12.843832°E / 37.940998; 12.843832
Archaic Theatre of Syracuse 5th century BC Syracusae (Συράκουσαι) 37°04′31″N 15°16′25″E / 37.075400°N 15.273531°E / 37.075400; 15.273531
Theatre of Syracuse 3rd century BC Syracusae (Συράκουσαι) 138 37°04′34″N 15°16′30″E / 37.076078°N 15.275051°E / 37.076078; 15.275051
Theatre of Soluntum 4th century BC[3] Solus (Σολοῦς) 46.6 38°05′39″N 13°31′55″E / 38.094165°N 13.531924°E / 38.094165; 13.531924
Ancient theatre of Taormina 3rd century BC Tauromenion (Ταυρομένιον) 109 (after Roman rebuilding) 37°51′09″N 15°17′32″E / 37.852390°N 15.292255°E / 37.852390; 15.292255
Greek theatre of Tindari End of the 4th century BC[3] Tyndaris (Τυνδαρίς) 76 38°08′37″N 15°02′32″E / 38.143615°N 15.042308°E / 38.143615; 15.042308

Attested but undiscovered

Three more are mentioned in literary sources but have not been found archaeologically:[10]

NameDateProvinceTownAncient citySources
Theatre of Enna 3rd century BC[3] Enna Enna Henna (Ἔννα) Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica, XXXIV,11-14;
Livy, Ab Urbe condita libri, XXIV,39;
Polyaenus, Stratagems, VIII,21.
Theatre of Kaukana Ragusa Santa Croce Camerina Kaukana (Καυκάνα) Claudius Ptolemaeus, Geography, III,4.7[11];
Procopius, Histories of the Wars - Vandal War, I,14[11];
Tommaso Fazello, Julius Schubring.
Greek theatre of Messina 4th century BC[3] Messina Messina Messena (Μεσσήνη)

Asia Minor and Ionia (Turkey)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Scavi per l'antico teatro, i materiali confermano: seconda metà del III secolo avanti Cristo" (in Italian).
  2. ↑ "Agrigento, scoperto il teatro della Città Antica" (in Italian).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Teatri greci e romani censiti" (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Thucidides, VI 50, 3 sgg.
  5. ↑ Sextus Iulius Frontinus, Strateg. III 2, 6.
  6. ↑ Il teatro di Halaesa fa già parte del primo periodo romano di Sicilia; vedi: "Scoperto teatro romano ad Halaesa". Il gazzettino di Sicilia (in Italian).
  7. ↑ "Monte Jato" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "Morgantina" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "Teatro di Segesta" (in Italian). Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "Eraclea Minoa" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  11. 1 2 L'opera cita la città di Kaukana, ma non il teatro.
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