Greek_Theatre_built_in_200_BC,_Lychnidos,_Ohrid,_Republic_of_Macedonia_FYROM_(8397089179).jpg


Summary

Description

The Greek theater is the best known remnants of the ancient city. It was built around the year 200 BC. It is the only Hellenistic theater in all Macedonia. During the Hellenistic period comedies, tragedies and dramas were performed. The Romans added gladiator and animal fights.

In the three upper rows of seats there are inscriptions of names of persons that probably served as seat reservations during performances. In total, twelve rows of seats in the cavea remain.
Date
Source

Greek Theatre built in 200 BC, Lychnidos, Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia FYROM

Author Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany
Camera location 41° 06′ 59.58″ N, 20° 48′ 10.62″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap. View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap info

Licensing

w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
This image, originally posted to Flickr , was reviewed on 8 September 2013 by the administrator or reviewer File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske) , who confirmed that it was available on Flickr under the stated license on that date.

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

41°6'59.580"N, 20°48'10.616"E

6 June 2012

0.003125 second

4.9 millimetre

image/jpeg