Seat from the Theatre of Dionysos, Athens

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Mark Cartwright
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published on 07 April 2015
Seat from the Theatre of Dionysos, Athens

One of the special front seats from the Theatre of Dionysos, on the slopes of the acropolis of Athens. Second half of the 4th century BCE. The theatre was orginally constructed in the 6th century BCE.

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Mark Cartwright
Mark Cartwright
Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at AHE.

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Cartwright, M. (2015, April 07). Seat from the Theatre of Dionysos, Athens. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/3764/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Seat from the Theatre of Dionysos, Athens." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 07, 2015. https://www.ancient.eu/image/3764/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Seat from the Theatre of Dionysos, Athens." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 07 Apr 2015. Web. 20 Jun 2019.

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