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ANCIENT THEATRES - ANCIENT THEATRES' IDENTITY
THEATRE OF
HALASSARNA
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Description
of the
Monument
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Scientific
Report
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The theatre of Halassarna is located at the site of Agia
Theotis in Kardamaina, Kos Municipality. It belongs to the
category of periurban Hellenistic theatres. No part of the
theatre is visible today. |
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Description of the monument
The theatre of Halasarna is located on the site of Agia Theotis in Kardamaina, Kos Municipality. It was built in the Hellenistic period and forms part of the architectural complex of the Sanctuary of Apollo. It belongs to the category of periurban Hellenistic theatres.
It was excavated by the Italian Archaeological Mission to the Dodecanese in 1928. According to the excavation report, the cavea is set on the natural earth, and three cunei and six rows of turf seats, forming three-fourths of the whole, are preserved. Of the stage building, only the long, low platform (pulpitum) of the Roman period survives. The monument is located in an designated non-built-up archaeological zone, but no part of the theatre is visible today.
Dimitris Bosnakis
Archaeologist
Elpida Skerlou
Archaeologist
Eleni - Anna Chlepa
Architect - Restorer
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General view of the area |
Scientific
Report
| Monument Name |
Theatre
of
Halasarna/Kardamaina |
| Category |
Theatre |
| Brief Description |
The
theatre
forms
part
of
the
architectural
complex
of
the
Sanctuary
of
Apollo.
It
belongs
to
the
category
of
periurban
Hellenistic
theatres.
According
to
the
excavation
report,
the
cavea
is
set
on
the
natural
earth
and
divided
into
three
cunei.
Six
rows
of
turf
seats,
forming
three-fourths
of
the
whole,
are
preserved.
Of
the
stage
building,
only
the
Roman-period
pulpitum
survives. |
| Images - Plans |
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| Documentation - Bibliography |
1. Χ. Κάντζια, Το ιερό του Απόλλωνα στην Αλάσαρνα της Κω. Το χρονικό μιας καταστροφής, ΑΔ 39α, 1984 (1991) 140-162. 2. Γ. Κόκκορου-Αλευρά, Σ. Καλοπίση-Βέρτη, Μ. Παναγιωτίδη, Ανασκαφή στην Καρδάμαινα (Αρχαία Αλάσαρνα) της Κω τα Κωακά, vol. V, 1995, 141-163. 3. H.P. Isler, Cos is. Kardamena, Teatri Greci e Romani (Paola Ciancio Rossetto, Giuseppina Pisani Sartorio, ed), Roma 1995, 150. |
| Location |
Agia
Theotis-Kardamaina
site,
Kos
Municipality,
Prefecture
of
the
Dodecanese. |
| Dating |
Hellenistic
period. |
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General Description of Monument
|
The
theatre
forms
part
of
the
architectural
complex
of
the
Sanctuary
of
Apollo.
It
belongs
to
the
category
of
periurban
Hellenistic
theatres.
According
to
the
excavation
report,
the
cavea
is
set
on
the
natural
earth
and
divided
into
three
cunei.
Six
rows
of
turf
seats,
forming
three-fourths
of
the
whole,
are
preserved.
Of
the
stage
building,
only
the
Roman-period
pulpitum
survives.
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| Current Situation |
No
part
of
the
theatre
is
visible
today. |
| Excavations - Interventions |
Excavated
by
the
Italian
Archaeological
Mission
to
the
Dodecanese
(Laurenzi)
in
1928.
|
| Permitted Uses |
None. |
|
History of Modern Uses |
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| Further Information |
There
is
no
public
access
to
the
monument.
The
monument
is
located
in a
designated
non-built-up
archaeological
zone.
It
belongs
to
the
jurisdiction
of
the
Ministry
of
Culture/
22nd
Ephorate
of
Prehistoric
and
Classical
Antiquities
responsible
for
the
Prefecture
of
the
Dodecanese,
and
lies
on
private
land. |
| Intellectual Rights |
- |
| Jurisdiction |
Ministry
of
Culture/
22nd
Ephorate
of
Prehistoric
and
Classical
Antiquities. |
|
Latitude |
- |
| Longitude |
- |
| Altitude |
0 |
| Google coordinates | 36.779356,27.137614 |
