Epidaurus Little Theatre

The Little Theatre of Epidaurus: The Little Theatre of Epidaurus is placed in an area called "Nisi", near the modern town of Palea Epidaurus. It used to be the theatre of the ancient city-state and, apart from drama performances, it also hosted religious and political celebrations. This theatre was discovered in the early 1970s, under a filed of olive trees and its restoration process continues till today.

Its construction started in the 4th century B.C. and was originally built to cover the needs of this small city-state, so its size was not big. It had 9 tiers and 18 rows of seats and could host about 2,000 spectators. Some seats have inscriptions which show that the theatre was dedicated to god Dionissos and was built in sections.

This theatre was totally reformed in the Roman times: the orchestra became semi-circular and the seats were reordered.