DESCRIPTION
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
INFORMATION
 
 
The theatre is founded on the bedrock at an altitude of 800m. on the slope of the hill of the acropolis and offers the visitor an unhindered view of the valley of Kandila. Four staircases divide the koilon into five kerkides. At the southern part of the koilon, the drain of the theater is preserved. The koilon consisted of 40 rows of seats. The theater has one construction phase, whose completion can be dated in the late 4th- early 3rd century BC.The orchestra is semi-circular. A cylindrical altar is preserved in situ between the two marble thrones. The altar bears the inscription OMONOIAS (i.e. Concordia). The first row of official seats of the theatre connect the koilon with the area of the orchestra. The proedria is made of white marble and is constituted of imposing seats with a single back and two arms at each side. A votive inscription is partially preserved on the backrest of two seats. One can read that the seats of the proedria were constructed with the expenses of Epigenes' son, who directed the dramatic contest devoted to Dionysos (4th-3d c. BC.).