Title

The theatre at Eretria, Greece. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

The theatre at Eretria, Greece. Originally the theatre at Eretria had a stone stage building, with the orchestra on the same level; the seating for the spectators would be on wooden stands. In the fourth century BC a stone theatre was built, with the orchestra on a lower level, an embanked auditorium and a stone stage building. The dramatic action took place on the orchestra in front of a movable wooden proskenion, which in the early Roman period was replaced by a permanent proskenion of white marble. In ancient times, Eretria was the second most important town on the island of Euboea (after Chalkis).

Date

1905

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D74_233

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,1Mb (2,1Mb) / 17,2in x 11,3in / 5158 x 3398 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe building buildings architecture arts entertainment theatre continent European color colour ruins archaeology ruin Greece location century photograph ruined archaeological site archeology performing arts Ancient Greece Ancient Greek 4th century BC ancient site TGN photograph Erétria Euboea Evvoías Evvoia dept Evia Eretria Evvoias Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Magal Samuel photograph