Syracuse: Theater

unknown (Greek (ancient))
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/110535
Date
-275--215
Description
North orchestra entrance; Neapolis [Syracuse] was developed with a theatre, monumental altar 198 m long, stoas, nymphaeum and sacred precincts during the city's Hellenistic resurgence under the rule of Hieron II (reigned 275-215 BCE). The theatre is one of the largest in the Greek world (diam. 138 m) and influenced both Sicilian and Roman design. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/ (accessed 2/3/2008)
Type of Work
theater (building); excavation (site)
Subject
architectural exteriors, Performing arts, Hellenistic, Greek (ancient)
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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