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The Greek Theatre Cavea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2013

O. A. W. Dilke
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No records or vase-paintings of an early date give any idea of the appearance of the primitive theatre cavea, and few of the remains in Attica can be traced back even as far as the Persian Wars. The earliest form of the Theatre of Dionysus at Athens may belong to the first half of the sixth century B.C., but none of the cavea there is of very early date; and it is questionable whether the theatre at Thorikos is as old as the sixth century. There is mention of a theatre at Eleusis, but none has been brought to light. It has therefore been suggested that the wide flight of steps above the Telesterion represented an auditorium.

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Annual of the British School at Athens , Volume 43 , November 1948 , pp. 125 - 192
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Copyright © The Council, British School at Athens 1948

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