Ascra ancient theater - Ascra ancient theater

A SMALL WOODEN MARKING OF THE THEATER IS NOT SIGNIFICANT, GOOD PRACTICE OF DOGS, PRINT CONSIDERS THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY OF THEIR PLACE, "CONGRATULATE WE SUPPORT CONTINUE!

There is nothing left but the location is worth.

A very beautiful place in the Muses valley, which is relatively untapped

Access to the theater is easy, five minutes from the overpass dirt road, where you can leave your car in the dormitory of the turn. The theater dates from the end of the 3rd century BC. or the beginning of the 2nd century BC .. and was built on the slope of Elikonas for the needs of the musical and theatrical struggles of the Museums. The spectators were sitting in rudimentary rows of seats, dug into the mountain slope. Only the first row of seats - the presidency - should be made of marble. The stage and the forefront of the theater, which had come to light with the excavations, have now been embanked. The ancient theater has not been systematically researched. From its hollow the only point that has been investigated is the stage building. The Tent had dimensions of 22 X 7 meters and the Foreground 22 X 3 meters. At the bottom of the Foreground were 12 Doric half-columns, each joined by a rectangular pillar. This stage construction dates from the end of the 3rd century BC. century or the beginning of the 2nd. The foundations and several stones thrown below are preserved. The all-day presence of the spectators required enough water, which was supplied from the well next to the willow. The well is made of dry stone with a very well worked large stone and harmoniously placed.