Athens, Greece

Theatre of Dionysus

Theatre of Dionysus, Athens

The birthplace of Greek drama, set on the southern slope of the Acropolis and dedicated to Dionysus. Tragedies by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides premiered here, in a stone theatre rebuilt around 330 BCE that once seated up to 17,000 spectators.

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Location

Coordinates: 37.97034, 23.72778

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