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ANCIENT THEATRES - ANCIENT THEATRES' IDENTITY
THEATRE OF
THE ISTHMUS
OF KEFALOS,
KOS
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Description
of the
Monument
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Photo
Gallery
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Scientific
Report
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The ancient theatre of the Isthmus of Kefalos is located at
the “Palatia” site, Kefalos, in Kos Municipality. The
theatre was discovered near the ruins of a Doric temple
dedicated to Asklepios and Hygeia, and was built during the
Hellenistic period. |
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Description of the monument
The ancient theatre of the Isthmus of Kefalos is located at the “Palatia” site,
Kefalos, in Kos Municipality.
The theatre was discovered near the ruins of a Doric temple dedicated to Asklepios and Hygeia, and was built during the Hellenistic period. The cavea is set on the natural ground and is divided into three cunei, probably comprising six rows of seats.
Four rows of seats and the thymele in the centre of the orchestra are preserved. The orchestra is 12.50 m in diameter and the stage building (measuring 13.25 x 8.50 m) had parascenia and a proscenium with four Doric columns.
The theatre was
excavated in 1928 by the Italian Archaeological Mission to the Dodecanese. It is
preserved in relatively good condition, but the stage building is at risk due to
subsidence. The monument is open to the public, as access is unhindered.
Dimitris Bosnakis
Archaeologist
Elpida Skerlou
Archaeologist
Eleni - Anna Chlepa
Architect - Restorer
Photo
gallery
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Scientific
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| Monument Name |
Theatre of the Isthmus of Kefalos, Kos |
| Category |
Theatre |
| Brief Description |
The
theatre
was
discovered
near
the
ruins
of a
Doric
temple
dedicated
to
Asklepios
and
Hygeia.
The
cavea
is
set
on
the
natural
ground
and
is
divided
into
three
cunei,
probably
with
six
rows
of
seats.
Four
rows
of
seats
and
the
thymele
in
the
centre
of
the
front
row
are
preserved. |
| Images - Plans |
None. |
| Documentation - Bibliography |
1.
L.
Laurenzi,
Nuovi
contributi
alla
topografia
storico
archeologica
di
Coo,
Historia
v,
1931,
625-626.
2. L. Laurenzi, Carta archeologica di Coo, Archivio Italiano del τ.α.π.α. 3. L.Morricone, Scavi e ricerche a Coo (1935-1943), Relazione preliminare, bda xxxv, 1950,328-329. 4. Monica Livadiotti e Giorgio Rocco (a cura di) La presenza italiana nel Dodecaneso tra il 1912 e il 1948, Catania 1996, 171-173.
5.
H.P.
Isler,
Cos
is.
Kefala,
Teatri
Greci
e
Romani
(Paola
Ciancio
Rossetto,
Giuseppina
Pisani
Sartorio,
ed),
Roma
1995,
151. |
| Location |
“Palatia”
site,
Kefalos,
Kos
Municipality,
Prefecture
of
the
Dodecanese. |
| Dating |
Hellenistic
period
(4th
c.
BC). |
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General Description of Monument
|
The
theatre
was
discovered
near
the
ruins
of a
Doric
temple
dedicated
to
Asklepios
and
Hygeia.
The
cavea
is
set
on
the
natural
ground
and
is
divided
into
three
cunei,
probably
comprising
six
rows
of
seats.
Four
rows
of
seats
and
the
thymele
in
the
centre
of
the
front
row
are
preserved.
The
orchestra
is
12.50
m in
diameter.
The
stage
building
(13.25
x
8.50
m)
had
parascenia
and
a
proscenium. |
| Current Situation |
The
state
of
preservation
is
relatively
good,
but
the
monument
is
at
risk
due
to
subsidence.
The
stage
building
was
excavated
in
1928
(L.
Laurenzi)
by
the
Italian
Archaeological
Mission
to
the
Dodecanese. |
| Excavations - Interventions |
- |
| Permitted Uses |
None. |
|
History of Modern Uses |
- |
| Further Information |
Access
to
the
monument
is
open
and
safe.
There
is a
water
supply
nearby.
The
monument
belongs
to
the
jurisdiction
of
the
Ministry
of
Culture/
22nd
Ephorate
of
Prehistoric
and
Classical
Antiquities,
which
is
responsible
for
the
Prefecture
of
the
Dodecanese. |
| Intellectual Rights |
Ministry
of
Culture/
22nd
Ephorate
of
Prehistoric
and
Classical
Antiquities. |
| Jurisdiction |
Ministry
of
Culture/
22nd
Ephorate
of
Prehistoric
and
Classical
Antiquities. |
|
Latitude |
- |
| Longitude |
- |
| Altitude |
0 |
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