Cut from the living rock, the massive Greek theatre at Neapolis, Syracuse, Sicily was built in the 6th century BC


The theatre measures 455ft in diameter and seat 15,000. The Greek dramatist Aeschylus first staged his plays here.


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Location: Neapolis Syracuse Sicily
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