Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus

Theatre of Epidaurus
Θέατρο της Επιδαύρου
	Shown within Greece
Location	Greece, Epidaurus
Region	Argolis
Coordinates	37°35′46″N 23°04′45″E / 37.59611°N 23.07917°E
Type	theater
Part of	Ancient Greek theaters
History
Founded	4th century BC
Cultures	Greek, Roman
Site notes
Excavation dates	since 1879
Archaeologists	Panagiotis Kavvadias
Condition	partly restored ruins
Management	Archaeological Society of Athens
Public access	Archaeological park
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus
Criteria	Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv, vi
Reference	491
Inscription	1988 (12th Session)
Area	1,393.8 ha
Buffer zone	3,386.4 ha

The Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus is a theatre in the Greek city of Epidaurus, located on the southeast end of the sanctuary dedicated to the ancient Greek God of medicine, Asclepius. It is built on the west side of Cynortion Mountain, near modern Lygourio, and belongs to the Epidaurus Municipality. Constructed in late 4th century BC,^[1] it is considered to be the most perfect ancient Greek theatre with regard to acoustics and aesthetics.^[2] Because of its exceptional architecture and aesthetics, the theatre was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 along with the Temple of Asclepius.^[3]

^ "Ancient Theatre in Epidaurus, Greece | Greeka".
^ Vassilantonopoulos, Stamis; Hatziantoniou, Panagiotis; Tatlas, Nicolas-Alexander; Zakynthinos, Tilemachos; Skarlatos, Dimitrios; Mourjopoulos, John N. (September 2011). "Measurements and analysis of the acoustics of the ancient theatre of Epidaurus" (PDF). The Acoustics of Ancient Theatres Conference. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^ "Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[1] "Ancient Theatre in Epidaurus, Greece | Greeka".

[2] Vassilantonopoulos, Stamis; Hatziantoniou, Panagiotis; Tatlas, Nicolas-Alexander; Zakynthinos, Tilemachos; Skarlatos, Dimitrios; Mourjopoulos, John N. (September 2011). "Measurements and analysis of the acoustics of the ancient theatre of Epidaurus" (PDF). The Acoustics of Ancient Theatres Conference. Retrieved 13 November 2018.

[unesco-3] "Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus". UNESCO World Heritage Convention. United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

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