Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Syracuse: Theater
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Preferred Title:
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Syracuse: Theater
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Image View:
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Detail showing Greek lettering on seating
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Creator:
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unknown (Greek (ancient))
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Location:
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site: Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
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Location Note:
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variant name, Siracusa
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Date:
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ca. 275-215 BCE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Greek (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Greek (ancient); Hellenistic
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Work Type 1:
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theater (building)
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Work Type 2:
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excavation (site)
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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limestone
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurements:
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138 m (diameter)
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Subjects:
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architectural exteriors; Performing arts
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Description:
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Neapolis [Syracuse] was developed with a theatre, monumental altar 198 m long, stoas, nymphaeum and sacred precincts during the city's Hellenistic resurgence under the rule of Hieron II (reigned 275-215 BCE). The theatre is one of the largest in the Greek world (diam. 138 m) and influenced both Sicilian and Roman design. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.groveart.com/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Two
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Identifier:
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1A3-G-SI-T-B12
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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