THE THEATRE

The archaeological area of the theatre is accessible from a road which opens from another branching off from the Dromo after a corner in the road which rises uphill from the Museum. Going uphill, one reaches the sandstone foundation blocks of the scenic building of which is recognisable, in spite of damage, its partition into a lengthened stage with a backdrop room behind, flanked on either side by two quadrangular wings, slightly to the back and also with back rooms. The sdpace for the orchestra is crossed by a small channel possibly from the Roman period and surrounded by another small channel for water equipped with clay tubing protected by stone. This is also from the Roman age, since in the Greek period the space was occupied by the seating for the cavea. If one takes up a position at the centre, one can hear a strong echo which is due to the shape of the site which was chosen for the construction of the theatre also for this reason.
The cavea is protected by a limestone wall erected in the Roman period in which there opens a central room with two openings and a base wall made of brick with two niches. There were two other similar rooms at the sides, but the one to the East has completely disappeared because of the realisation of two other separate structures (a buttress wall for containment and a corridor, either for a stairs or for a wooden scenic machine.
Diametriccaly in relation to the order of the steps appear the remains of 4 of the 6 steps which divided the sectors. Between the downhill and uphill parts, where erosion has been strongest, there is a space which may have corresponded to a horizontal partition to favour the passage of the spectators.
In the cavea it is possible to distinguish some radial walls built in the Roman period, possibly to support new wooden steps and quadrangular cavities bordered by stones stuck into the ground, possibly for the beams of a velarium to protect the spectators.
Returning downhill, to the South of the scenic building, there is a plastered basin, possibly a fountain, from the Roman age.