| Rectangular building complex, located on a rocky
hill on the east side of the "sacred way" that linked the North and
South Agorae of the city. It was built in the first half of the
The complex had a tripartite plan
comprising a Propylon, a rectangular open-air forecourt and the
auditorium proper. A triple door opening led through the Propylon to
the forecourt which was surrounded by a doric colonnade. During the
Roman period a monument dedicated to a hero was erected in the middle.
The auditorium was a two-storey tall edifice, occupying the western
side of the forecourt. Four entrances led from the forecourt to the
semicircular amphitheatre with 19 rows of stone seats divided in three
by stairways. Two more entrances on the west side behind the highest
tier served the back seats through stairways. A gabled wooden roof,
supported on four robust ionic columns, covered the auditorium, which
received daylight through a series of windows. The whole complex was
lavishly adorned with fine architectural and sculptural decoration. A
second phase of construction dates from the Inscriptions found near in the area, trace the
establishment of the building to Antiochos Epifanes the 4th, king of
Syria during the years |
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