Ancient Theatre

Ancient Theatre

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On the way to the Synaxis region, on the smooth slopes of the mountain Ismaros, at the location which is called Kabana, among dense olive groves, the ancient theater of Maronia has revealed. Visitors of the site could spot in the background the ancient port of the city – the aquatic way of commercial trade – while they gaze at the olive trees and the deep blue Aegean Sea.

You are now located at the archaeological site of the ancient theater. On the way to the Synaxis region, on the smooth slopes of the mountain Ismaros at the location which is called Kabana, among dense olive groves, the ancient theater of Maronia has revealed. Visitors of the site could spot in the background the ancient port of the city – the aquatic way of commercial trade – while they gaze at the olive trees, and the deep blue Aegean Sea.

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Excavations of the site started in the late 1960's and have brought to light: The theatre of the city, in which two architectural phases are distinguished, dated to the Hellenistic and Roman periods A sanctuary, probably of Dionysos, dated to the 4th century B.C. A large Hellenistic house with a mosaic floor Two extensive building complexes, most probably of public function, also dated to the Hellenistic period Parts of the fortification wall of the Classical city. Restricted restoration work is carried out at the architectural remains. The most important monuments of the site are: The Ancient Theatre. It was constructed in the Hellenistic period and remodelled in Roman times. Preserved are: three rows of stone seats of the cavea, the central and the horseshoe-shaped conduit of the orchestra, and the building of the Roman skene.Service Unit: 19th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities Phone: +302531022411Source: http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/eh352.jsp?obj_id=25...