Priene greek theatre 3rd c Bc Turkey Turkish archaeology Greek Greece
The city of Priene dates from 350 BC, and the theatre was constructed at the site soon after (ca. 332-330 BC). Although the remnants of the theatre we see today are the product of numerous alterations by both the Greeks and Romans over several centuries, the ruins retain many of the Hellenistic features associated with the staging conventions of the New Comedy. Current research speculates that this original structure had stone seating, an orchestra of packed earth, and a wooden skene. This theatre on the southern slopes of Mt. Mykale was in use for five hundred years and although it could accommodate over 5000 people in its 47 rows of seating, only 15 rows of its lower cavea remain
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