Early open-air performance spaces take shapeJan 1, 700 BCELabels: sanctuary performances, choric danceDionysus
Athens establishes an orchestra terrace at Dionysus sanctuaryJan 1, 550 BCELabels: Sanctuary of, AthensWikipedia
Thorikos builds an early stone seating theatreJan 1, 525 BCELabels: Thorikos theatre, AtticaTheatre ArchiveWikipedia
Theatre design shifts toward durable stone constructionJan 1, 450 BCELabels: stone theatres, seating blocksSkene
Lycurgus rebuilds Athens’ Theatre of Dionysus in stoneJan 1, 350 BCELabels: Theatre of, LycurgusDionysus
Delphi’s theatre built and later remodeled by patronsJan 1, 350 BCELabels: Delphi theatre, Apollo sanctuaryDelphiTheatre Archive
Epidaurus exemplifies late Classical theatre engineeringJan 1, 340 BCELabels: Epidaurus theatre, Late ClassicalEpidaurus
Hellenistic theatres expand scale and reshape stagingJan 1, 300 BCELabels: Hellenistic theatres, diazomataSkene
Priene shows Hellenistic theatre planning and later updatesJan 1, 300 BCELabels: Priene theatre, Hellenistic planningPrieneWhitman
Syracuse undergoes major Hellenistic theatre renovationJan 1, 238 BCELabels: Syracuse theatre, Hellenistic renovationSyracuse
Pergamon builds a steep hillside theatreJan 1, 225 BCELabels: Pergamon theatre, steep hillsideTheatre ArchiveWikipedia
Rome’s Theatre of Pompey sets a new stone-theatre modelJan 1, 55 BCELabels: Theatre of, RomeMet MuseumPompey
Roman architectural stage fronts transform many theatresJan 1, 1 BCELabels: scaenae frons, Roman stagefrontScaenaeSkene
Priene receives documented Roman modificationsJan 1, 50Labels: Priene modifications, Roman workWhitman
Odeon of Herodes Atticus marks Roman-era “Greek” monumentalityJan 1, 161Labels: Odeon of, Roman AthensHerodeion