List of ancient Greek theatres
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This is a list of ancient Greek theatres by location.
Attica and Athens
- Theatre of Dionysus, Athens
- Theatre of Thorikos, East Attica
- Odeon of Athens, Athens
- Theatre of Zea, Piraeus, Athens
- Theatre of Aegina, Attica
- Theatre of Oropos, Oropos, East Attica
- Theatre of Rhamnous, East Attica
Continental Greece and Euboea
- Theatre of Chaeronea, Boeotia
- Theatre of Orchomenos, Orchomenus (Boeotia)
- Theatre of Delphi, Delphi
- Theatre of Stratos, Aetolia-Acarnania
- Theatre of Oiniades, Aetolia-Acarnania
- Theatre of Eretria, Euboea
- Theatre of Thebes, Thebes
Thessaly and Epirus
- First Ancient Theatre, Larissa
- Second Ancient Theatre, Larissa
- Theatre of Dodona, Ioannina
- Theatre of Ambracia, Arta
- Theatre of Omolion, Larissa
- Theatre of Demetrias, Volos
- Theatre of Cassope, Preveza
- Theatre of Gitanae, Thesprotia
- Theatre of Apollonia, in Illyria
- Theatre of Bouthrotos (modern Butrinti)
- Theatre of Byllis
Macedonia and Thrace
- Theatre of Dion, Pieria
- Theatre of Mieza, Imathia
- Theatre of Amphipolis, Serres
- Theatre of Abdera, Xanthi
- Theatre of Vergina (Aigai), Imathia
- Theatre of Olynthus, Chalcidice
- Theatre of Philippi, Kavala
- Theater of Thassos
- Theatre of Maroneia, Rhodope
- Theatre of Ohrid, Ohrid
Peloponnese
- Theatre of Corinth, Corinthia
- Theatre of Argos, Argolis
- Theatre of Epidaurus, Epidaurus
- Theatre A' of Epidaurus, Argolis
- Theatre B' of Epidaurus, Argolis
- Theatre of Megalopolis, Arcadia
- Theatre of Aigeira, Achaea
- Theatre of Elis, Eleia
- Theatre of Gytheion, Laconia
- Theatre of Isthmia, Corinthia
- Theatre of Mantineia, Arcadia
- Theatre of Messene (Ithome), Messenia
- Theatre of Orchomenos, Arcadia
- Theatre of Sicyon, Corinthia
- Theatre of Sparta, Laconia
Aegean Islands
Magna Graecia
Cyprus
- Theatre of Soli, Soli
- Theatre of Salamis, Salamis
- Theatre of Kourion, Kourion
- Odeon Amphitheatre, Paphos
Sicily
Remains discovered
| Name | Date | Ancient town | Cavea diameter (metres) | Coordinates | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theatre of Agira | c. 4th century BC | Agyrion (Ἀγύριον) | around 90 | 37°39′15″N 14°31′23″E |  |
| Theatre of Akragas | End of the 3rd century BC [1] | Akragas (Ἀκράγας) | 100[2] | 37°17′46″N 13°35′27″E | |
| Theatre of Akrai | 2nd century BC[3] | Akrai (Ἄκραι) | 37.5 | 37°03′27″N 14°53′41″E |  |
| 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 |  |
| Theatre of Helorus | 4th-3rd centuries BC[3] | Eloro (Έλωρος) | 36°50′28″N 15°06′20″E |  | |
| 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 |  |
| Theatre of Halaesa | 2nd century BC[6] | Halaesa (Ἄλαισα) | 77 | 37°59′59″N 14°15′43″E | |
| Theatre of Hippana | 350-300 BC (destroyed 258 BC) | Hippana (Ἱππάνα) | 52 | 37°42′08″N 13°26′14″E |  |
| Theatre of Monte Jato | 4th century BC[7] | Iaitas (Ἰεταί) | 67.9 | 37°58′03″N 13°11′52″E |  |
| Theatre of Morgantina | 350-325 BC[8] | Morgantina (Μοργάντιον) | 57.5 | 37°25′48″N 14°28′45″E |  |
| Theatre of Segesta | Mid 4th century BC or 2nd century BC[9] | Segesta (Ἕγεστα) | 63 | 37°56′28″N 12°50′38″E | .jpg) |
| Archaic Theatre of Syracuse | 5th century BC | Syracusae (Συράκουσαι) | 37°04′31″N 15°16′25″E |  | |
| Theatre of Syracuse | 3rd century BC | Syracusae (Συράκουσαι) | 138 | 37°04′34″N 15°16′30″E |  |
| Theatre of Soluntum | 4th century BC[3] | Solus (Σολοῦς) | 46.6 | 38°05′39″N 13°31′55″E |  |
| Ancient theatre of Taormina | 3rd century BC | Tauromenion (Ταυρομένιον) | 109 (after Roman rebuilding) | 37°51′09″N 15°17′32″E |  |
| Greek theatre of Tindari | End of the 4th century BC[3] | Tyndaris (Τυνδαρίς) | 76 | 38°08′37″N 15°02′32″E |  |
Attested but undiscovered
Three more are mentioned in literary sources but have not been found archaeologically:[10]
| Name | Date | Province | Town | Ancient city | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
- Theatre of Aigai (Aeolis), Manisa Province
- Theatre of Alexandria Troas, Çanakkale Province
- Theatre of Antiphellus, Kaş, Antalya Province
- Theatre of Aphrodisias, Geyre, Aydın Province
- Theatre of Arycanda, Antalya Province
- Theatre of Aspendos, Antalya Province
- Theatre of Assos, Çanakkale Province
- Theatre of Ephesus, İzmir Province
- Theatre of Halicarnassus, Bodrum, Muğla Province
- Theatre of Hierapolis, Denizli Province
- Theatre of Knidos, Datça Peninsula, Muğla Province
- Theatre of Cyme (Aeolis), İzmir Province
- Theatre of Laodicea, Denizli Province
- Theatre of Letoon, Antalya Province
- Theatre of Miletus, Aydın Province
- Theatre of Myrina, İzmir Province
- Theatre of Pergamon, İzmir Province
- Theatre of Phocaea, İzmir Province
- Theatre of Pinara, Muğla Province
- Theatre of Pitane (Aeolis), İzmir Province
- Theatre of Priene, Aydın Province
- Theatre of Sardis, Manisa Province
- Theatre of Side, Antalya Province
- Theatre of Termessos, Antalya Province
- Theatre of Telmessus, Fethiye, Muğla Province
- Theatre of Troy, Çanakkale Province