Akropolis (Ἀκρόπολις)-Theatre of Dionysus

The Dionysus Theatre originated as a sacred building in the 5th century BC. It was initially a simple structure with a ground-level orchestra and a wooden skene, with spectators sitting on a natural slope. Around 410 BC, the first wooden seating rows were added. The theatre received its stone form around 330 BC with stone seats, a permanent stage building, and an orchestra framed in marble. Here, the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides premiered. In 1863, the theatre was excavated by the Archaeological Society of Athens and documented by Ernst Ziller.

The Dionysus Theatre is located on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, in the Attica region, at an elevation of approximately 86 m above sea level.