Theatre or arena
Ptolemaion gymnasion
Ptolemaion gymnasion: 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 · 1.1 km
On the map
Position: 37.9748, 23.7225
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
The main gymnasium in Athens in the Hellenistic Period, built with the support of one of the Ptolemies, gradually superseded by the Diogeneion.
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