Theatre or arena
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Odeon of Herodes Atticus: theatre or arena of the ancient world (Attica, Greece).
Theatre or arenaKind
Roman periodFirst recorded · 30 BC – AD 300
Roman periodLast recorded · 30 BC – AD 300
AthensNearest town · 1.5 km
On the map
Position: 37.9708, 23.7246
Through the eras
Before 750 BC
Archaic period750 BC – 550 BC
Classical period550 BC – 330 BC
Hellenistic period330 BC – 30 BC
Roman period30 BC – AD 300✓
Late AntiquityAD 300 – AD 640
Middle AgesAD 640 – AD 1453
About the site
A large theater in Athens, built during the Roman period on the south-western slope of the Acropolis around 160 to 174 CE.
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