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Theatre of Dionysus reigning over Athens - Greece
From the Wikipedia: The Theatre of Dionysus[1] (or Theatre of Dionysos, gr: Θέατρο του Διονύσου) is an ancient Greek theatre in Athens . It is built on the south slope of the Akropolis hill,originally part of the sanctuary of Dionysos Eleuthereus (Dionysus the Liberator[2] ). The first orchestra terrace was constructed on the site around the mid- to late-sixth century BC, where it hosted the City Dionysia . The theatre reached its fullest extent in the fourth century BC under the epistates of Lycurgus when it would have had a capacity of up to 17,000,[3] and was in continuous use down to the Roman period . The theatre then fell into decay in the Byzantine era and was not identified,[4] excavated[5] and restored to its current condition until the nineteenth century

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Theatre of Dionysus reigning over Athens - Greece
From the Wikipedia: The Theatre of Dionysus[1] (or Theatre of Dionysos, gr: Θέατρο του Διονύσου) is an ancient Greek theatre in Athens . It is built on the south slope of the Akropolis hill,originally part of the sanctuary of Dionysos Eleuthereus (Dionysus the Liberator[2] ). The first orchestra terrace was constructed on the site around the mid- to late-sixth century BC, where it hosted the City Dionysia . The theatre reached its fullest extent in the fourth century BC under the epistates of Lycurgus when it would have had a capacity of up to 17,000,[3] and was in continuous use down to the Roman period . The theatre then fell into decay in the Byzantine era and was not identified,[4] excavated[5] and restored to its current condition until the nineteenth century