Timeline for Theatres

Argos, Greece

ca. 5th century BC

Archaic theatre at Argos - older and smaller of the two existing theatres at Argos, shows evidence of rectilinear seating

ca. 320 BC

Construction of Hellenistic theatre at Argos - larger of two existing theatres on the site

ca. 117 - 138

During reign of Hadrian, Archaic theatre converted to Roman Odeum and Hellenistic theatre remodeled - alterations to: seating, orchestra, canopy structure, scaenae frons

1892

First Excavation of Hellenistic Theatre at Argos by I. Kophiniotis

1902 - 1912

Excavations at Argos under C. Wilhelm Vollgraff, French School of Archaeology (Ecole Françoise d'Athenes)

1928 - 1932

Excavations at Argos under C. Wilhelm Vollgraff, (Ecole Françoise d'Athenes)

1952

Excavations at Argos under aegis of G. Daux and P. Courbin, (Ecole Françoise d'Athenes)

1954 - 1956

Excavations at Argos under aegis of J. Bingen and G. Roux, (Ecole Françoise d'Athenes)

1981 - 1982

Excavations at Argos under aegis of by C. Abadie and J. Des Courtils, (Ecole Françoise d'Athenes)

1986 - 1989

Excavations at Argos under aegis of A. Pariente and J.-Ch. Moretti, (Ecole Francaise d'Athenes)

1993 - 1999

European Union Commission included the Argos theater site in its allocation of the Delors II budgetary package for Greece. According to the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, this money was earmarked for "consolidation and restoration of the Theatre"

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