Pergamum (Pergamon) Acropolis Theatre (modern Bergama, Turkey)
	Commentary Photos / Panorama Movies Map Location:   Turkey (Asia Minor) Theatre Type: Greek Theatre Date of Construction: ca. 225 -200 BC. Renovation Dates: Constucted early days of Attalid Kingdom, late-3rd century BC; enlarged to final form 187-159 BC; 197-159 BC; Roman era renovations include arena and kolymbethra. Excavations: 1878; 1900-1913; 1927- 936; 1954-present Dimensions: Cavea Width: 80 meters Orchestra Width: 21 meters Seating Capacity: 10,000 Architectural Drawings: Plan View The Hellenistic theatre at Pergamum is the centerpiece of the acropolis of the ancient city, which is located just north of the modern-day town of Bergama on Turkey's northern Aegean coast. The first theatre on the site was built in the earliest days of the Attalid Kingdom (late-3rd century BC). Fragments of polygona masonry from the retaing wall of the original theatre remain, but ruins such as the stone tower behind the theatron are of Byzantine origin. More....
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