The temples and ritual of Asklepios at Epidauros and AthensTwo lectures delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain . t theHieron was near the point marked a\<ro? tov ,A77noi~ 7repie)^oviTtii opoiTruvra-)(66ei>* says Pausanias, but fully one-half of this barrierhas yet to be found. It will be noted that, as at Olympia,many important buildings are external to the precinct. Plate XVI represents a side view of the theatre (which isnot shown in the outline plan Plate I).. PLATE XV—Northern Propyl^a and Well The Great Theatre situated to the south of the precinctwas built about the ye
The temples and ritual of Asklepios at Epidauros and AthensTwo lectures delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain . t theHieron was near the point marked a\<ro? tov ,A77noi~ 7repie)^oviTtii opoiTruvra-)(66ei>* says Pausanias, but fully one-half of this barrierhas yet to be found. It will be noted that, as at Olympia,many important buildings are external to the precinct. Plate XVI represents a side view of the theatre (which isnot shown in the outline plan Plate I).. PLATE XV—Northern Propyl^a and Well The Great Theatre situated to the south of the precinctwas built about the year 450 by Polykleitos, the architectof the Tholos. Pausanias, who was a great traveller, tells us itwas the most interesting of all the theatres existing in his time,and to-day any one who is familiar with the theatres of Greeceand the Greek colonies will say that this is more impressivethan any of the others. The Koilon or auditorium consisted offifty-five rows of marble seats, with twenty-four lines of space for the chorus is, according to the ancient system, Lib. II cap. § ASKLEPIOS AT EPIDAUROS AND ATHENS T9 circular, and in the centre doubtless stood an altar of stage was elevated nearly twelve feet, the proscenium beingenriched by splendid sculpture. The acoustics of the theatreare perfect ; a sound little louder than a whisper uttered on thestage can be heard in every part. The theatre is so placed onthe slope of Kynortion that the occu
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